His Grace John, Duke of Marlborough, Marquis of Blanford, Earl of Marlborough, Baron Churchill, of Sandridge and Baron Churchill of Aumouth; Captain General of all Her Majesty's Forces; Master General of the Ordnance; One of ye Lords of her Majestys most Honourable Privy-Council, and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter. Her Majestys Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary to the States General of the United Provinces and General of the Confederate Armies.
G. Kneller S.R Imp. & Angl. Eques Aur. pinx. 1705. I. Smith fec.
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"). Narrow margins.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69072] £280.00
Sold by I. Smith at ye Lyon & Crown in Russel-street Covent-Garden. [n.d. c.1705.]
Fine mezzotint, 18th century watermark. 345 x 240mm (13½ x 9½"). Narrow margins.
Half-length portrait of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722), in an oval. Looking towards the viewer, wearing a long wig, a lace cravat, a chain of the Order of the Garter and his armour. The Duke of Marlborough was one of England’s greatest generals, who led British and allied armies to important victories over Louis XIV of France.
CS 163, ii of iii. Ex: collection of The Hon. Christopher Lennox-Boyd.
[Ref: 69072] £280.00