Blackstone's Legal Commentaries. John, Lord Somers. Engraving c1793

by Blackstone, William

Judge. John, Lord Somers. Legal Commentaries by Blackstone, c1793.

Fine original 18th century copperplate engraving, grandly embellished by decorative borders and a vignette with coat of arms below, engraved by John Hall after Godfrey Kneller. Published in London by T. Cadell circa 1793 for William Blackstone’s Commentaries of the Laws of England, the improvement of which have distinguished the reign of Her Majesty’s Most Royal Consort.

Page size is 21 x 13cm (8.1/4 x 5.1/8 inches)