Matthew Aylmer. Mezzotint, ca. 1710.

Date:
[1710?]
Reference:
46003i
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Description

Naval officer and politician; governor of Greenwich Hospital from 1714, ranger of Greenwich Park, and primarily responsible for the establishment of what was to become the Royal Hospital school

The "4 kings" were native American chiefs who came to England in April 1710

Publication/Creation

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [1710?]

Physical description

1 print : mezzotint ; sheet 30.5 x 23.7 cm

Lettering

Admiral Ailmer who entertained the 4 kings on board the Royall Soveraign 1710

Edition

Chaloner Smith's state II of II.

References note

J. Chaloner Smith, British mezzotinto portraits, vol. 4, London 1883, pp. 1678-1679, no. 5, "possibly an early work of J. Simon"

Reference

Wellcome Collection 46003i

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