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Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice
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Sir Edward Coke Lord Chief Justice

Date1741
Engraver Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780)
Publisher John and Paul Knapton
OriginEngland, London
MediumBlack and white line engraving and etching
DimensionsPlate: H: 14 3/4" x W: 9 3/8"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1930-444
DescriptionText around oval frame reads: S.r EDWARD COKE/ LORD CHEIF JUSTICE"
Lower margin reads: "In the Possession of Robert Coke Esq./ Impensis I. & P. Knapton Londini 1741/ J. Houbraken sculps. Amst. 1741"
Label TextThis is one of the portraits for the Kit Kat Club and was then included in volumes of Birch's "The Heads of Illustrious Persons of Great Britain, Engraved by Mr Houbraken and by Mr Vertue" (London, 1743-1752) (compiling of portraits of famous people); these were sold in the Colonies.