William Beckford Esq.r
J. Chapman sculp.
London published as the Act directs April 19. 1798 by J. Wilkes.
Stipple, with very large margins . Plate 165 x 113mm. 6½ x 4½". Stain in lower margins
William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London (1709-1770). He began his life in the West Indies before being sent to England to be educated from 1723. Following the death of his father in 1735 he returned home to managed the family estates, but in 1747 he returned to England and entered parliament as an MP. He became an alderman in 1752 and held the office of Lord Mayor of the City of London twice in 1762 and 1769.
See Ref: 17579 for coloured copy.
[Ref: 26860] £60.00
London published as the Act directs April 19. 1798 by J. Wilkes.
Stipple, with very large margins . Plate 165 x 113mm. 6½ x 4½". Stain in lower margins
William Beckford, Lord Mayor of London (1709-1770). He began his life in the West Indies before being sent to England to be educated from 1723. Following the death of his father in 1735 he returned home to managed the family estates, but in 1747 he returned to England and entered parliament as an MP. He became an alderman in 1752 and held the office of Lord Mayor of the City of London twice in 1762 and 1769.
See Ref: 17579 for coloured copy.
[Ref: 26860] £60.00