Mezzotint,
John Sheffield was a patron of both Dryden and Pope. He published essays on poetry and satire. He served under Charles II against the Dutch and commanded the expedition to relief Tangier, In 1687, he became Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. To the title has been added in a neat contemporary hand to match the style of the engraving, 'Gentleman of his Bedchamber Colonell of the Holland Regiment Governour of Hull Now created Marquis of Normanby' . A later state has similar wording and his date of death added to the plate.
Mezzotint,
John Sheffield was a patron of both Dryden and Pope. He published essays on poetry and satire. He served under Charles II against the Dutch and commanded the expedition to relief Tangier, In 1687, he became Lord-Lieutenant of the East Riding of Yorkshire. To the title has been added in a neat contemporary hand to match the style of the engraving, 'Gentleman of his Bedchamber Colonell of the Holland Regiment Governour of Hull Now created Marquis of Normanby' . A later state has similar wording and his date of death added to the plate.
| Condition | |
| Publication | Published by John Smith I, c.1697. 13.25in x 9.5in (Platemark). Good impression. |
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- Product Code: RGW17667
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£150.00