John Manners, marquis of Granby, 1721-1770 – Historic Reproduction
![John Manners, marquis of Granby, 1721-1770, [no date recorded on caption card] — antique engraving](https://images.jameslantos.com/img/66/663b044f69cb-L.webp)
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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John Manners, marquis of Granby, 1721-1770 comes to life in this antique engraving, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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John Manners, marquis of Granby, 1721-1770
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John Manners, Marquis of Granby, is shown here in an engraving by H. Robinson after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds, a pairing that tells you a good deal about how portraits of soldiers circulated in the eighteenth century. Granby (1721–1770) was a senior British army officer and commander of the Royal Horse Guards, remembered for his leadership in the Seven Years' War, and his popularity made his likeness a natural subject for reproduction. Reynolds was the leading portrait painter in London at the time, and engravings after his work carried his reputation into print for buyers who could not afford the original canvas. The caption card gives no date, so the plate's exact publication year is uncertain.
| Created / published | [no date recorded on caption card] |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print : engraving. |
| Notes | Engraving by H. Robinson after Sir Joshua Reynolds. This record contains unverified data from caption card. Caption card tracings: B.I.; Pub. Ind.; Shelf. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 1,228 × 1,536 px · prints to 4 × 5 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | AMZ-SOTP-HPA-156975 |
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