Antique Georgian engraving of Lord Malmsbury. James Harris, 1st Earl of Malmesbury, GCB (1746 – 1820) was an English diplomat and member of parliament. Drawn from life by W. H. Brown and engraved by C Corbould, published according to an Act of Parliament in 1791. The engraving where compiled for The Senator; or, Clarendon’s Parliamentary Chronicle, a set of engravings of members of parliament. Paper measures 22 by 14 cm, plate mark area is 14 by 9 cm’s with the actual engraving 4 1/2 by 5 1/2 cm’s. The actual engraving is in very good condition for age, paper has age related marks, bumped edges, please see pictures.
