Lord Viscount Sydney [Thomas Townsend], After Gilbert Stuart...

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Lord Viscount Sydney [Thomas Townsend], After Gilbert Stuart (American, 1755-1828), c1790, mezzotint, title and text including engraver and artist in plate below image, text reads “Engraved by John Young, engraver in mezzotinto to his RH the Prince of Wales, No. 58 Upper Charlotte Street, Fitzroy Square. From the original picture painted by G. Stuart.” Framed. “Because he portrayed virtually all the notable men and women of the Federal period in the United States, Gilbert Stuart was declared the ‘Father of American Portraiture’ by his contemporaries. Born in Rhode Island, the artist trained and worked in London and Dublin from 1775 to 1793. He then returned to America with the specific intention of painting President Washington’s portrait.” (Ref: National Gallery of Art, USA). As Secretary of State for the Home Department, Lord Viscount Sydney was the minister responsible for recommending the adoption of a plan for a settlement in Australia, approx 42cm x 29cm