Identification
title(s): portrait of irish anglican clergyman george walker. Georgius walker praefectus londonderri (title on object). Object type: print object number: rp-p-1908-4460. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, center verso, stamped: lugt 2228
description: portrait of irish anglican clergyman george walker in official dress in oval frame. With verse by i. Norel translated into dutch that tells about his heroic actions as governor during the war of londonderry (current derry). Courageous, relentless, in pressing the nut
when londonderry was on the banks of death,
schoot walker, preacher, to ward off evil,
the surcoat on the body; to honor the british kingdom
god bless save the city and church from tyranny
through the bible and through swaar, london-derri becomes free. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: françois van bleyswijck, designed by: unknown place of manufacture: leiden. Dating: 1681 - 1741. Physical features: etching and engraving. Material: paper technique: etching / engraving (printing process). Dimensions: top: h 185 mm × w 136 mm subject who: george walker. Acquisition and rights: credit line: donation from mr j. H. Jonckers nieboer. Acquisition: donation 1908. Date: between 1681 and 1741.
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