George John, Earl Spencer when Lord Althorpe

Charles Townley after Joshua Reynolds

George John, Earl Spencer when Lord Althorpe

London, Charles Townley Nov 10^th 1800

Mezzotint

420 x 345 mm

Proof with inscribed titles.

£220

A fine full length portrait of

George John Spencer, 2nd Earl Spencer, KG, PC, DL, FRS, FSA (1 September 1758 – 10 November 1834), styled Viscount Althorp from 1765 to 1783, was a British Whig politician. He served as Home Secretary from 1806 to 1807 in the Ministry of All the Talents. He was also the father of the Venerable Father Ignatius of St Paul, a Roman Catholic convert to the priesthood.