Image of thomas gent from 1832 publication of biography, based on an autobiography of 1746
the image appears to be the mezzotint based on a painting by nathan drake, mentioned in the preface of the book. According to h. R. Tedder, in ‘gent, thomas (1693–1778)’, rev. C. Bernard l. Barr, oxford dictionary of national biography, oxford university press, 2004; accessed 13 sept 2012 doi:10. 1093/ref:odnb/10519 the mezzotint is based on an oil painting by drake.
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