Richard Howe, 1st earl Howe, naval officer. Engraving by B. Cole, 17--.

The identification of the subject as Howe follows from comparison with a similar engraving published as a portrait of him in 1760: see Wellcome Library no. 2010972i

Below, a funeral procession is represented as being carved on the base of the fictive surround of the portrait. Above the portrait, the eye of God

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [between 1700 and 1799]

1 print : engraving ; platemark approximately 17.8 x 10.7 cm

B. Cole sculp.

Wellcome Collection 2010971i