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Aquila Hapsburghiensis

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George Townshend, Marquess Townshend

Aquila Hapsburghiensis

[London?] : [publisher not identified], [Publish'd 27th May 1780]
etching
plate mark: 304 x 224 mm
Peel 2286
Notes
Artist and date of publication from George.
Four lines in Latin beneath title, followed by dedication reading: Humbly dedicated to Garter King at Arms, and all other the Officers of the College of Arms.
Library's copy closely trimmed and cropped, with loss of printed border and dedication line, and the upper portion of the sheet cut down to the top of the image.
Library's copy is on sheet trimmed to 267 x 206 mm.
Provenance

Formerly owned by Sir Robert Peel.

Summary

Satirical armorial design ridiculing Lord Denbigh's claim to descend from the Habsburg family.

Associated names
Townshend, George Townshend, Marquess, 1755-1811, artist.
Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, former owner.
Classification
Department