Charles, Marquis Cornwallis engraved by W. Holl. Tallis c1854

$85.00

Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquis Cornwallis – British Army Officer and influential colonial governor,
Viscount Brome 1753-1762, and The Earl Cornwallis 1762-1792. Born in London in 1738 and died in Ghazipur, India in 1805.

Original finely steel-engraved portrait, engraved by W. Holl from the original in the Guildhall, London, published by the London Printing and Publishing Company with elaborate finely-engraved decorative border.

Page size: 275 x 285mm (10.75 x 1.75 inches). Size of central engraving within border has fine later hand-colour and measures 13 x 10cm (5 x 4 inches).