Bidspirit auction | Large Portrait of Sir Alexander

Large Portrait of Sir Alexander Schomberg‭ - ‬London‭, ‬C‭. ‬1765 - Large engraving of a British naval officer, Sir Alexander Schomberg. London. [Circa 1765]. Size of portrait: 33 x 28 cm. Size of the backing: 22 x 41 cm. Alexander was the son of a German Jewish doctor who emigrated to England in the early 18 th century. His brother Isaac was also a famous Jew. Alexander converted to Christianity so as to be able to enlist in the British navy. The engraving is signed: Wm. Hogarth, artist, C. Townley, engraver. It is similar to: A. Rubens, A Jewish Iconography , #2219, albeit with a different engraver.