| Maker(s): | Bowles, John (print seller); Reynolds, Joshua (after painter)
| | Culture: | English (1701-1779); English (1723-1792)
| | Title: | print: The R. Hon.ble George Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of Great Britain, Admiral of the Blue Squadron, and one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council
| | Date Made: | ca. 1760
| | Type: | Print
| | Materials: | ink, paper
| | Place Made: | United Kingdom; Great Britain: England; Great Britain: Greater London, London
| | Measurements: | overall: 17 7/8 in x 11 3/8 in; 45.4025 cm x 28.8925 cm
| | Accession Number: | HD 78.102
| | Museum Collection: | Historic Deerfield
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Description:
Black and white print of a three-quarter length portrait done in ink on paper titled "The R. Hon.ble George Lord Anson, Baron of Soberton, First Lord Commissioner of the Admiralty, Vice Admiral of Great Britain, Admiral of the Blue Squadron, and one of his Majesty's most Hon.ble Privy Council" with a large seal centered within the inscription with "Nil Desperandum" and "Printed for John Bowles at the Black Horse in Cornhill." The print is based on a portrait by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792) done in 1755, which is now in London's National Portrait Gallery. One of the first prints of this portrait was done by James McArdell (1729-1765) in London. Lord Anson (1697-1762) of Shugborough combined spectacular exploits at sea with an administrative talent that enabled him to effect essential reforms to the organization of the navy. He joined the navy in 1712 and quickly rose in the officer ranks; from 1724-1730, he commanded the ship "Scarborough" that was responsible for protecting the coast of South Carolina from Spanish interference, which made Anson very popular among the American colonists. However, he is best known for his book "Voyage Round the World" published in 1748, which described his circumnavigation of the world between 1740-1744. He joined the British Admiralty in 1741, and became First Lord in 1751 where his role as an administrator was essential to the victories of 1759, which turned the Seven Years War (1754-1763) in Britain's favor. This mezzotint shows him standing in front of a distant seascape wearing a curled white wig and an elaborately bordered collarless overcoat with widely turned cuffs. His left arm is resting on his hip and is holding back his coat to reveal a long vest with similar bordering along the edges and pocket flaps; he holds a tricorn hat under his right arm. John Bowles (1701-1779) was a publisher in Cornhill who was joined by his son Carington Bowles (1724-1793), who represented the third generation of publishers, print and map sellers. Carington worked with his father, until 1764 when he took over the firm vacated by his uncle, Thomas Bowles (1695-1767) in St. Paul's Churchyard, which Carington led for thirty years until his death in 1793 when his son Henry continued under the partnership of Bowles & Carver.
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