Sir John Percivale Bar.t of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland

Date1704

After work by Sir Godfrey Kneller 1646 - 1723

Engraver John Smith ca. 1652 - ca. 1742

OriginEngland, London

MediumMezzotint

DimensionsOverall: 16 1/4 × 10 1/4in. (41.3 × 26cm)

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number1996-92

DescriptionLower margin reads: "S.r John Percivale Bar.t of Burton in the County of Cork in Ireland./ G. Kneller S.R. Imp. et Angl Eques Aur. pinx. 1704./ I. Smith Fec. et ex."Label TextEngraving of Sir John Perceval (1683-1748)of Burton in County Cork, Ireland. In 1733, he was made the 1st Earl of Egmont in the Irish peerage.ProvenanceBefore 1996, William G. Hodges [1945-2014] (New Kent, VA); 1996-present, purchased by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation (Williamsburg, VA).