Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough - Original Engraving - 1784
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Charles Mordaunt, Earl of Peterborough - Original Engraving - 1784

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Original 1784 copper engraving with the portrait of Charles Mordaunt, third Earl of Peterborough, in armor, cut by George Noble after the painting by Godfrey Kneller then in the possession of John Conduitt. Lettered below: "London, Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England".

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Original 1784 copper engraving with the portrait of Charles Mordaunt, third Earl of Peterborough, in armor, cut by George Noble after the painting by Godfrey Kneller then in the possession of John Conduitt. Lettered below: "London, Engraved for Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England".

Mordaunt (1658-1735) commanded the allied army that took Barcelona in 1705 during the War of the Spanish Succession, which gives this portrait an added interest for Spanish collectors.

Medium: Copper engraving (line engraving).
Artist / after: After Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723).
Engraver: George Noble.
Date: Published 5 August 1784.
Source: Harrison's Edition of Rapin's History of England, London.
Dimensions: 10 x 16.7 in (25.5 x 42.5 cm).
Condition: Good. Light scattered foxing in the margins and somewhat irregular edges to the sheet.

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