Sir Edmund Andros, Knt.
Datelate 19th century
MediumEngraving; printer's ink on wove paper
DimensionsPrimary Dimensions (image height x width): 4 3/4 x 4in. (12.1 x 10.2cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 1/2 x 6 7/8in. (26.7 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 7in. (26.7 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 x 8in. (27.9 x 20.3cm)
Platemark (height x width): 10 1/2 x 6 7/8in. (26.7 x 17.5cm)
Sheet (height x width): 10 1/2 x 7in. (26.7 x 17.8cm)
Mount (height x width): 11 x 8in. (27.9 x 20.3cm)
Credit LineGift of the estate of Annie Eliot Trumbull
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of man wearing a wig, armour, and a lace neckcloth.
Object number1950.5.225
InscribedOn recto, lower center, printed in black ink, "Sir Edmund Andros Knt. / From the original picture in the possession of Amias Charles Andros Esq. of London / and now first engraved for the Prince Society of Boston, U.S.A."NotesSubject Note: Sir Edmund Andros served as Royal Governor of New York and New Jersey before being appointed Governor of the short-lived Dominion of New England in 1686. His attempt to revoke the Royal Charter of Connecticut during a visit to Hartford led to its secretion in the Charter Oak.On View
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