Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Thomas Birch, The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Virtue
Artist: Jacob Houbraken|Thomas Birch|Sir Peter Lely (Pieter van der Faes)|J. and P. Knapton|Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
Artist bio: Dutch, Dordrecht 1698–1780 Amsterdam|British, 1705–1766|British, Soest 1618–1680 London|British, active 1735–89|British, 1621–1683
Artist role: Engraver|Author|Artist|Publisher|Sitter
Artist nationality: Dutch|British|Dutch, British|British|British
Date: 1738–42
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: Plate: 14 5/16 × 8 7/8 in. (36.3 × 22.5 cm)
Sheet: 15 3/16 × 9 3/16 in. (38.6 × 23.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Gift of George S. Hellman, 1942
Accession year: 1942