Lancelot Blackburne DD Lord Archbishop of York Primate of England & Metropolitane and Almoner to his Majesty. Aged 68 Dec ye 10 AD 1726.
I Zeeman pinx. Geo: Vertue Sculp 1727. Pritned for Rob.t Wilkinson, No 58 Cornhill. Engraving. 385 x 285mm (15¼ x 11¼"). Thread margins. Small repaired tear bottom centre. Lancelot Blackburne (1658-1743), Arbishop of York from 1724 until his death, although he often neglected his spiritual duties. The Dictionary of National Biography describes his ''reputation for carnality'' and ''the laxity of his moral precepts''. His character was such that a rumour that in his youth he had been a buccaneer in the West Indies was widely believed, including by Horace Walpole, who knew him well.
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