Admiral Sir George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds)
James McArdell (Dublin c.1729 – London 1765)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1821
Materials
Print, paper, wood, glass
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Shugborough Estate, Staffordshire
NT 1271183
Summary
Print, engraving, Admiral Sir George Anson, Baron Anson of Soberton (1697-1762) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds) by James McArdell (Dublin c.1729 – London 1765) . Large three-quarter face, three-quarter length print, depicting Anson facing to the right wearing an elaborate coat with large turned back cuffs and a ship to right of background.
Marks and inscriptions
The Rt. Honble George Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner ot the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of the Blue Squadron and one of his Majestys most Honble Privy Council
Makers and roles
James McArdell (Dublin c.1729 – London 1765), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist Richard H. Laurif, engraver and publisher