Antique Georgian engraving of Charles Earl Cornwallis. Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, (1738 – 1805) was a British Army officer, Whig politician and colonial administrator, he was one of the leading British generals in the American War of Independence.
Drawn from life by W. H. Brown and engraved by C Corbould, published according to an Act of Parliament in 1791.
The engraving where compiled for The Senator; or, Clarendon’s Parliamentary Chronicle, a set of engravings of members of parliament.
Paper measures 22 by 14 cm, plate mark area is 14 by 9 cm’s with the actual engraving 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 cm’s.
The actual engraving is in very good condition for age, paper has age related marks, bumped edges, please see pictures.
Additional information
Weight | 0.1 kg |
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