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The Right Hon.ble William Anne, Keppel, Earl of Albemarle
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The Right Hon.ble William Anne, Keppel, Earl of Albemarle

Date1751
Engraver John Faber Jr. (1684 - 1756)
After work by Jean Fournier
OriginEngland, London
MediumMezzotint with line engraving
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/8 × 10in. (38.4 × 25.4cm) Other (Plate): 14 × 9 7/8in. (35.6 × 25.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1954-704
DescriptionThe lower margin reads: "J. Fournier Pinx.t a La haye 1749./ J. Faber fecit 1751./ The Righ Hon.ble William Anne, Keppel, Earl of Albermarle, Viscount Bury,/ Baron of Ashford, Groom of the Stole, Governour & Capt.n General of Virginia, Colonel of the Coldstream/ Regiment of Foot, L.t General of His Majesty's Forces, Ambassador Extraordinary & Plenipotentiary/ to the Court of France, one of the Privy Council, & Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter &c./ Price 2 shill: Sold at the Golden Head near the Church Bloomsbury Square."
Label TextPortrait print of William Anne Keppel, second earl of Albemarle (1702-1754) who served as the governor of Virginia from 1737 until his death in 1754, though he never went to America. Instead, he appointed lieutenant governors to oversee government in Williamsburg on his behalf.

This three-quarter length portrait of a man with his body turned toward the left and his head facing forward. He wears a wig, a coat, and a ribbon and star of garter. He carries a cocked hat under his left arm while his right arm rests on the cannon barrel. A battle is seen in the background.