The Rt Honble the Earl of Kingston / The Right Honble the Earl of Litchfield [sic]
engraving, engraving
Accession Number
NAM.1973-08-79-1
Description
The Rt Honble the Earl of Kingston / The Right Honble the Earl of Litchfield [sic]. Engraving by G Vertue after the paintings by Sir Anthony Van Dyck, 1757. Printed for John Ryall and Robert Withy at Hogarth’s Head, Fleet Street, London, 1757. Shows two vignettes with biographical texts. Charles I planned to make Lord Bernard Stewart the Earl of Lichfield for his actions at Newbury and Naseby during the Civil War, but was killed in action before the earldom could be set up.
Events
Naseby, Battle of, 1645 (English Civil War 1642-1649), Newbury, 1st Battle of, 1643 (English Civil War 1642-1649)
