The Right Honourable George Lord Viscot. Townshend

Lord Lieut. General, & General Governor of the Kingdom of Ireland, &c., &c. /
Thos. Hudson pinxt ; J. McArdell fecit.
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Bibliographic Details
Main Creator: McArdell, James, ca.1729-1765, engraver.
Contributors: Joly, Jaspar Robert, 1819-1892, donor
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Summary:George Townshend, (1724-1807), 4th Viscount and 1st Marquess Townshend, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, 1767-1772 ; three-quarter-length, to left, standing, facing towards and looking to front, in miliatary uniform, own hair, right arm on pedestal to left, holding a paper in right hand 'A Bill, intituled An Act for the Better Order of the Militia Forces, &c.', left hand on hip, hat under left arm, curtain to left. With coat of arms.
Format: Prints & Drawings
Language:English
Published / Created: London : Printed for Robt. Sayer, ... no. 53 Fleet Street, [between ca. 1750-1765].
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Notes:Coat of Arms motto reads: " "Haec Generi Incrementa Fides"

Physical description: 1 print : mezzotint ; image 34.4 x 27.5 cm., plate mark 39.5 x 27.8 cm., on sheet 55.7 x 38.2 cm.

Citations/References: Catalogue of Engraved Irish Portraits and Original Drawings / Rosalind M. Elmes. - Dublin : Stationery Office, [1938], p. 204.

Citations/References: C.S., 176, II

Citations/References: Goodwin 106

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Credits:Attributed to James McArdell (ca, 1729-1765), after a painting by Thomas Hudson(1701-1779).
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EP TOWN-GE (1) IV
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