Antique Portrait Print-George Hamilton-Gordon-Earl of Aberdeen-Pound-Mayall-1860

Price: € 67,50

Subject: Antique Portrait Print, untitled. A portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). He was a prominent Scottish statesman who served as the British Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855. His government notably involved Great Britain in the Crimean War (1853–56).

Condition: Good, given age. Ample margins, some foxing and waterstaining lower left. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

Medium: Engraving on wove paper.

Size (in cm): The overall size is ca. 27.7 x 40 cm.

Size (in inch): The overall size is ca. 10.9 x 15.7 inch.

Part Number: 76614

Location: MAN-A22-40

Description: From the set "The Drawing-room Portrait Gallery of Eminent Personages". A portrait of George Hamilton-Gordon, the 4th Earl of Aberdeen (1784-1860). He was a prominent Scottish statesman who served as the British Prime Minister from 1852 to 1855. His government notably involved Great Britain in the Crimean War (1853–56).

Artists and engravers:Made by Daniel John Pound after John Jabez Edwin Mayall. Daniel John Pound (+1894) specialised in engraving after photographs. John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813-1901).