Lieutenant General Boyd. [From a painting in the possession of Mrs Boyd.]
[Fielding & Walker.]
[Published Jan. 15, 1783, by J. Walker. Paternoster Row.]
Engraving. 145 x 100mm (5¾ x 4"). Trimmed. Backed onto album paper.
Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Robert Boyd (1710 - 1794). In 1756 he served at the Siege of Minorca, and attempted to reach Admiral John Byng's fleet in an open boat with a message from the besieged garrison commander, William Blakeney. Boyd was a witness at the subsequent court-martial at which Byng was tried for the loss of the garrison..
[Ref: 64097] £65.00
[Published Jan. 15, 1783, by J. Walker. Paternoster Row.]
Engraving. 145 x 100mm (5¾ x 4"). Trimmed. Backed onto album paper.
Portrait of Lieutenant General Sir Robert Boyd (1710 - 1794). In 1756 he served at the Siege of Minorca, and attempted to reach Admiral John Byng's fleet in an open boat with a message from the besieged garrison commander, William Blakeney. Boyd was a witness at the subsequent court-martial at which Byng was tried for the loss of the garrison..
[Ref: 64097] £65.00