The Right Hon.ble NORBORNE BERKELEY, BARON de BOTTETOURT [sic], late Governor of Virginia.
DateMarch 21, 1774
Engraver
H. Ashby
OriginEngland, London
MediumSepia stipple engraving
DimensionsSight size: OH: 7 3/4" x OW: 6 3/8"; Framed: OH: 11 5/8" x OW: 10 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-130
DescriptionPrint is inscribed: "The Right Hon.ble NORBORNE BERKELEY, BARON de BOTTETOURT, late Governor of Virginia" around engraved image. The lower margin reads: "Done from a Medallion of the same size in the possession of John Norton Esq./ To the General Assembly of Virginia this plate is/ most humbly inscrib.d by Their obliged humble Servant/ H. Ashby./ LONDON: Published as the Act directs 21.st MARCH 1774 by H. Ashby, Russell Court, Covent Garden."
Label TextThis print depicts Lord Botetourt who served as the royal governor of Virginia from 1768 until 1770 when he died. It was modeled after medallions of the governor that had circulated posthumously and was made for the Virginian General Assembly. Lord Botetourt was the first governor of Virginia to actually be present within the state, compared to the previous governor, Jeffrey Amherst, who held the title from afar.
After 1735; originally published 1715
July 17, 1775
