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Van Somer, Paul, 1576-1621 Engraving of Francis, Lord Cottington

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1564 Author/Creator: Van Somer, Paul, 1576-1621 Place Written: London, England Type: Engraving Date: 1836 Pagination: 1 print : b&w Order a Copy

One engraving of Francis, Lord Cottington dated 1836. Half portrait of Cottington based on the painting by Paul Van Somer.

Van Somer, Paul, 1576-1621
Cochran, J., fl. 1836
Cottington, Francis, 1579-1652
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
England
Politics
Age of Jackson

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