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Harding & Lepard William Fitzmaurice-Petty, First Marquis of Lansdowne

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.0270 Author/Creator: Harding & Lepard Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Date: Jan 1, 1832 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Height: 21 cm, Width: 29 cm Order a Copy

One engraving entitled "William Fitzmaurice-Petty, First Marquis of Lansdowne" dated Jan 1, 1832. Portrait of William Fitzmaurice-Petty. Caption notes, "from the original of Sir Joshua Reynolds in the Collection of The Most Noble The Marquis of Lansdowne (mispelled Lansdonne)." Drawn by William Derby and engraved with permission by Henry Robinson.

Robinson, Henry, 1827-1872
Fitzmaurice-Petty, William, 1737-1805
Reynolds, Joshua, 1723-1792
Derby, William, 1786-1847

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