The R.T Hon.ble Richard Viscount Molesworth, Lieu.t General of his Majesty's Forces and Master General of the Ordnance of Ireland
A. Lee pinxit.; Jn. Brookes Fecit.
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| Summary: | Richard Molesworth, 3rd Viscount (1680-1758), aide-de-camp to the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession; by September 1751 he was Commander-in-Chief of Ireland. Three-quarter length, to front, standing, face turned and looking to left, in hat and uniform, right hand pointing across breast, left hand against sword-hilt holding gloves, troops and battery in distance to right, rock behind to left; rectangular. Title printed lower centre, below image. |
| Format: | Prints & Drawings |
| Language: | English |
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[London :
Sold by T. Jeffreys, St. Martin's Lane, and W. Herbert, London Bridge,
n.d., post-1758].
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| Notes: | Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 32 x 25.5 cm., plate mark 35.9 x 25.7 cm., sheet 36.9 x 26 cm. Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin [1938], p. 135 more |
| Credits: | Engraving attributed to John Brooks (fl. 1730-1756), after an original 1758 painting by Anthony Lee (1735-1767). |
As a digital copy of this item is available, the original will not be issued.
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EP MOLE-RI (1) II |
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