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s the British Governor of New York and New Jersey from 1702 to 1708, Edward Hyde, Viscount Cornbury, was arguably the most powerful man in all the British colonies of the New World. Yet historians have painted an unkind picture of this cousin of Queen Anne. He has been accused of everything from bigotry to raiding the public treasury.
24 de out. de 2018 · English: An alleged portrait of Edward Hyde, 3rd earl of Clarendon, better known as Lord Cornbury wearing a dress. Lord Cornbury died in the 1720's, making it possible the portrait was posthumous. It resembles a similar portrait that hangs in the New York Historical Society. Artist unknown, painted sometime between 1705 and 1750.
14 de fev. de 2024 · Signature. Edward Hyde, 3rd Earl of Clarendon (28 November 1661 – 31 March 1723), styled Viscount Cornbury between 1674 and 1709, was an English aristocrat and politician. Better known by his noble title Lord Cornbury, he was propelled into the forefront of English politics when he and part of his army defected from the Catholic King James II ...
Gallery label Typical of provincial British portraiture of the early eighteenth century, this rather curious portrait of a woman had long been identified as a likeness of Edward Hyde, who carried the title Viscount Cornbury and was appointed Governor of the Province of New York and New Jersey by his cousin, Queen Anne, in 1702.
At that time he (then Sir Edward Hyde, lord chancellor since 1658 as well as chancellor of the exchequer) was ‘highest in place, and thought to be so in trust, because he was most in private with the king, had managed most of the secret correspondence in England, and all despatches of importance had passed through his hands.’20 Despite the advice of James Butler, marquess, later duke of ...
14 de fev. de 2021 · Curatorial Remarks "Typical of provincial British portraiture of the early eighteenth century, this rather curious portrait of a woman had long been identified as a likeness of Edward Hyde, who carried the title Viscount Cornbury and was appointed Governor of the Province of New York and New Jersey by his cousin, Queen Anne, in 1702.
Edward Hyde Lord Cornbury, afterw. 3rd Earl of Clarendon. Type of Resource. still image. Genre. Prints. Date Issued. 1777 - 1890. Division. The Miriam and Ira D ...
