The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.
Jems Butler 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665-1745).
Army officer and Jacobite; succeeded as 7th Earl of Ossory (I) 1680; Christ Church, Oxford; MA 1680, DCL 1683; Dublin University, MA 1680; Middle Temple 1683; gentleman of the bedchamber to James II 1685-88; chancellor of Oxford and Dublin Universities 1688; succeeded as 2nd Duke of Ormonde [1] 1688; joined William of Orange 1688; KG 1688-1716; campaigned in Holland and Ireland 1689-96 and Cadiz 1702; lord lieutenant of Ireland 1703-07 and 1710-13; captain-general in Flanders 1712; impeached 1715 as a Jacobite, he joined the exiled Stuarts, forfeiting his titles and estates; made captain-general and KT by the Pretender, but failed in two attempts in 1715 and 1719 to establish support in England; in Avignon 1716; stayed in Madrid before moving back to Avignon 1732; ‘as irresolute and timorous in affairs as he was brave in person’.
‘hath all the Qualities of a Great Man, except that one of a Statesman, hating Business; loves, and is beloved by the Ladies; of a low Stature; but well-shaped; a good Mien and Address; a fair Complexion, and a very beautiful Face. He is about Forty Years old’ (J. Macky, Characters of the Court of Great Britain, 1733).
‘rather short, stout, and short-necked’ (duc de Saint-Simon).
Some fading to title plate, presented in a quality ebonised frame.
Sheet: 40cm x 28cm
Framed: 50cm x 40cm
The Mezzotint Man has dated this Antique Mezzotint Portrait Print to the 18th Century.
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James Butler, 2nd Duke of Ormonde (1665-1745) - By John Simon, After Michael Dahl.
