The Right Honourable George Lord Viscot. Townshend Lord Lieut. General, & General Governor of the Kingdom of Ireland, &c. &c. / [graphic]

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Title: The Right Honourable George Lord Viscot. Townshend Lord Lieut. General, & General Governor of the Kingdom of Ireland, &c. &c. / [graphic]
Alternative Title: Right Honourable George Lord Viscount Townshend
Creator: McArdell, James, approximately 1729-1765, printmaker
Contributor: Hudson, Thomas, 1701-1779, artist.
Sayer, Robert, 1725-1794, publisher.
Published / Created: [1764]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Printed for Robt. Sayer, map & printseller, No. 53 in Fleet Street
Abstract: "Portrait of George Townshend standing three-quarter length slightly to left and leaning his right elbow on pedestal beside curtain, eyes to front, wearing uniform, his own hair curled, holding paper in his right hand labelled 'A Bill Intituled An Act for the Better Order of the Militia Forces &c'; lettered state after tree-trunk in arms altered to coronet, inscription to Governor in Ireland and publisher to Sayer."--British Museum online catalogue
Description: Title engraved below image.
State from: Russell, C.E. English Mezzotint portraits and their states.
Date of publication from British Museum online catalogue, registration no.: 1902,1011.3401.
Townshend coat of arms engraved in lower margin.
Mounted on board to 51 x 41 cm.
Provenance: Gift of Sharon Townshend, Cynthia Townshend-Lacock, C. Hervey Townshend, Nancy Townshend-Vess, and Timothy K. Townshend; June 2021.
Extent: 1 print : plate mark 40.1 x 27.9 cm, on sheet 40.9 x 28.7 cm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Edition: [State 4].
Language: English