Sr. Thomas Allin of Somerliton in the County of Suffolk Knt. and Baronet. Who after an entire dedication of his Life and Fortune to the Service of the Crowne under his blessed Maister King Charles ye 1st, & during the Exite of his late Maty King Charlesye 2d, has since ye happy Restauration of Latter had ye honour of serving him, both in Peace & Warr, under ye auspicious Comand of his Royll. Brother our now Soveraigne Lord King James ye 2d; thrice as Admirall of his Fleets in the British & Mediterranean Seas, Captn: of Sandgate Castle, Mar: of the honoble: Fraternity of ye Trinity House at Deptford Strond, & Comptrolr: of the Royall Navy of England.
G: Kneller pinx. P. Vandrebanc sculp.
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis sua 73.
A very rare line engraving. 492 x 359mm. Trimmed close to the image and into the title area. Spotting. Some small holes, etc.
Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612-85), Royal Navy officer during the English Civil War and the Second & Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
Not in Parker. In the NMM. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12481] £320.00
Anno Dom: 1685. Aetatis sua 73.
A very rare line engraving. 492 x 359mm. Trimmed close to the image and into the title area. Spotting. Some small holes, etc.
Sir Thomas Allin, 1st Baronet (1612-85), Royal Navy officer during the English Civil War and the Second & Third Anglo-Dutch Wars. A Royalist during the Civil War, he returned to service after the Restoration and eventually rose to the rank of Admiral after serving under some of the most distinguished military figures of the era, including Prince Rupert of the Rhine.
Not in Parker. In the NMM. From the Collection of Viscount Hood.
[Ref: 12481] £320.00