Sir John Nicholl M.P. D.C.L. Kings Advocate General, &c.&c.&c. Colonel of the St. Giles & St. George's, Bloomsbury, Loyal Volunteers. Dedicated to the Commissioned, Non-commissioned Officers, & Urivates of the Corps. by their Humble Servant, Serjeant Michaut. Pro Reger, Aris, et Focis.
Painted by M.A. Shee R.A. Engraved by PW Tomkins Engraver to Her Majesty.
Pub. 28. July 1806, by Michaut & Davies, 19, Plumbtree St. Bloomsbury.
Stipple with very large margins. Plate 369 x 292mm. 14½ x 11½".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) entered parliament as an MP in 1802 and spent thirty years serving in various constituencies. He had trained in the law but had not gone one to become a barrister. In 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's advocate and was later appointed as a judge with a seat on the Privy Council. Within this role as king's advocate, he regularly briefed the Council and Secretaries of State on international law and maritime matters. In parliament, he was a staunch defender of the established Church and the Admiralty, and Ecclesiastical courts.
[Ref: 27522] £180.00
Pub. 28. July 1806, by Michaut & Davies, 19, Plumbtree St. Bloomsbury.
Stipple with very large margins. Plate 369 x 292mm. 14½ x 11½".
Sir John Nicholl (1759-1838) entered parliament as an MP in 1802 and spent thirty years serving in various constituencies. He had trained in the law but had not gone one to become a barrister. In 1798 he succeeded Sir William Scott as King's advocate and was later appointed as a judge with a seat on the Privy Council. Within this role as king's advocate, he regularly briefed the Council and Secretaries of State on international law and maritime matters. In parliament, he was a staunch defender of the established Church and the Admiralty, and Ecclesiastical courts.
[Ref: 27522] £180.00