The Honble. William Blakeney Esqr. Lieut. Genl. of His Maj.ty's Forces, Coll. of His Maj.ty's Iniskillin Regimt. of Foot & Lieut.t Gov.r of Minorca.
Thos. Hudson Pinxt. ; J. Faber fecit 1748.
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| Summary: | Baron William Blakeney, (1672-1761), lieutenant-general, colonel of Inniskillin regiment of foot, former lieutenant governor of Minorca, later Baron Blakeney; three-quarter-length, to right, standing, looking to front, wig, uniform, right arm on pedestal to left on which is hat, left hand on dog which fawns upon him, to right in distance a fort, when General Blakeney, with coat of arms and motto under image on sheet; rectangular frame. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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1748.
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| Notes: | Three impression of the same print. See EP BLAK-WI (4A) III and EP BLAK-WI (4B) III for more details about other impressions. See EP BLAK-WI (5) III, EP BLAK-WI (5A) III and EP BLAK-WI (5B) III for details on similar impressions printed later where cannon is substituted for dog. Motto on coat of arms reads: "Auxilium meum ab alto" meaning "My help from above". Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 30.7 x 25.4 cm., sheet 35.9 x 25.9 cm., cropped within plate mark. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M.Elmes. - Dublin 1937, p. 18. more |
| Credits: | Engraving attributed to John Faber the Younger, (ca. 1684-1756), after a painting by Thomas Hudson, (1701-1779). |
