Title

'William Fitz-Maurice Petty, First Marquis of Lansdowne', c1766, (early-mid 19th century). Creator: H Robinson.

Caption

'William Fitz-Maurice Petty, First Marquis of Lansdowne', c1766, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Irish-born British Whig statesman William Petty, 1st Marquess of Lansdowne (1737-1805) in ermine robes. Petty was the first Home Secretary in 1782, and Prime Minister in 1782-1783 during the final months of the American War of Independence. Engraving after a painting made in 1766, in the National Portrait Gallery, London. [The London Printing and Publishing Company, London]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1800

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19D57_036

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

19,7Mb (1,7Mb) / 7,7in x 9,9in / 2323 x 2960 (300dpi)

Keywords

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