Engraving
- Title:
- Major General Monckton / Governor of New York.
- Object Name:
- Engraving
- Object ID:
- 2010.501.0738
- Place of Origin:
- London, England
- Date:
- 1763
- Description:
- Engraving. Portrait of Robert Monckton (1726-1782). Steel engraving printed on paper. Bust-length portrait of a man with white hair, white neck cloth, military uniform coat with epaulets, dark sash across chest, facing left; dark gray background. Portrait is outlined with a simple oval surround. Just outside the surround at the right is printed "I: Groyn Sculp. t". "MAJOR GENERAL MONCKTON" is printed just below the portrait in the center with "Governor of New York." just below. "7 5 " is written in pencil on the lower right hand corner. On the back in the upper left hand corner written in pencil - " AW followed by three indecipherable marks. Below, also in pencil is : "c/+ "and a third unreadable mark. In the center of the back there is a mark which could be a possible "M" or a "3" depending on which way the paper is held.
- Material:
- Paper
- Dimensions:
- H-4.4 W-3.6 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Monckton, Robert (1726-1782)
- Subjects:
- Military leadership, Politics government
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