Auction 32 · Lot 357
Half-length portrait, sword tucked at side, facing left
- Estimate
- $500–$700
- Hammer price
- $400
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
(SCHOMBERG, SIR ALEXANDER)
Description
Mezzotint by J. Flight (after William Hogarth). Framed
references
Rubens 2219
summary
The British naval officer, Sir Alexander Schomberg (1716-1804), son of Meyer Löw Schomberg, commanded the ship which covered Wolfe's landing at Quebec in 1759 during the British conquest of Canada. See JE, Vol. XI, p. 106
10 1/2 x 14 1/2 inches image size
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