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[John Somers] The R.t Hon.ble John Lord Sommers.
J. Richardson pinx. 1713. I. Smith fec.
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Image 342 x 252mm (13½ x 10"). Cut and laid on sheet. Some light spotting.
A half-length portrait in oval of John Somers (1651-1716), Baron Somers, a barrister who was at the centre of the Whig party in the twenty-five years following the revolution of 1688. Becoming an MP in 1689, Somers became William III's most confidential adviser, serving first as Solicitor General, then Attorney General. He held a number of other senior offices including Lord Keeper, Lord Chancellor and Lord President to the Council.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12870] £150.00
Sold by J. Smith at the Lyon & Crown in Russell Street Covent Garden.
Mezzotint. Image 342 x 252mm (13½ x 10"). Cut and laid on sheet. Some light spotting.
A half-length portrait in oval of John Somers (1651-1716), Baron Somers, a barrister who was at the centre of the Whig party in the twenty-five years following the revolution of 1688. Becoming an MP in 1689, Somers became William III's most confidential adviser, serving first as Solicitor General, then Attorney General. He held a number of other senior offices including Lord Keeper, Lord Chancellor and Lord President to the Council.
From the Belton House Collection assembled in the 18th Century by the Rt. Hon. John Ld. Brownlow, Baron Charleville, & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland. Ex: Collection of The Hon. C. Lenno
[Ref: 12870] £150.00