Dare Quam Accipere. BARTOLOZZI (Francesco) - engraver.

After John Bacon.

Engraving. [542 x 355 mm]. Portrait of Thomas Guy, standing in front of Guy's Hospital, gesturing towards the hospital with one hand and with the other holding the arm and looking down at a sick man who is dressed in a cloak and sitting on a step. The scene is framed within an arch mounted upon a pedestal which contains images depicting medicine and charity. Above the scene is a crest and scroll containing the inscription 'Dare Quam Accipere'. (A few marks otherwise in good condition). [ebc8170].

[London?]: 1780.

Thomas Guy (1644-1724) was a British bookseller, Member of Parliament and the founder of Guy's Hospital in London. Work on Guy's Hospital began in 1721 and was intended to be a hospital for the 'incurables'. Guy died in 1724, having already invested £19,000 on the fabric and furnishings of his hospital, he bequeathed a further endowment of £219,499. The print by Bartolozzi is based off a sculpture by John Bacon which was commissioned for the Chapel which was built in the west wing of the hospital in 1776.

A copy can be located in the British Museum (museum number: S,7.32).