Title
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater
Caption
Francis Egerton, 3rd Duke of Bridgewater (1736-1803) English nobleman. He commissioned the civil engineer James Brindley to build a canal to serve his mines at Worsley, Lancashire, and to carry the coal mined there to the industrial city of Manchester. Engraving from "The National Portrait Gallery, Vol IV, by Joseph Jerdan (London, 1833).
Date
1833
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP07111_009392P
License type
Rights managed
Available size
28,9Mb (2,3Mb) / 9,5in x 11,8in / 2854 x 3543 (300dpi)