George Vertue

Engraving after Patton, 12 1/2 x 9 inches, 1710, plate signed lower right

This engraving by George Vertue of the Chief Justice, Sir Matthew Hale, measures 12 x 7 inches. Created in 1735 from an original painting by Michael Wright, it has inscribed on the lower margin "Michael Wright pinx.; From an Original painting in Guildhall, London; and George Vertue Sculp. 1735." Hale was a well-known and respected judge and jurist and his writings have been cited as recently as 1993.

This is a period engraving by George Vertue titled: "The Right Honourable Elisabeth Lady Cavendish, Widow of Sr William Cavendish. Engraved by George Vertue after the painting by Cornelius Janson. The image measures 12 1/4X7 1/2 inches

Engraving, 1738, after a painting by Petrus Lely Eques, In the possession of Genereal Tyrrel at Shatover in Oxforshire image size 14 x 8 3/4 inches