Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA)
Edward Fisher (bap.1722 - c.1785)
Category
Art / Prints
Date
1763 - 1792
Materials
Paper
Measurements
375 x 270 mm
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 849608
Summary
Print, engraving, Augustus John Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724-1779) (after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA) by Edward Fisher (Dublin 1722 – London 1785) In uniform of Captain, 1763, holding battle plan in his left hand resting on gun barrel. Three ships engaged in battle in background with coastline beyond.
Provenance
Purchased in 2001 from Mr Whitworth, descendant of the Revd Lord Arthur Hervey, Bishop of Bath and Wells (1808-1894)
Makers and roles
Edward Fisher (bap.1722 - c.1785), engraver (printmaker) after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792), artist