Etching - Richard Talbot of Tyrconnell, in frame
https://heritagecollections.elgin.ca/link/museum89995
- Museum / Archive
- Elgin County Museum
- Artifact Type
- Etching
- Description
- Etching of Richard Talbot of Tyrconnell, gives history of Richard Talbot in French, in painted wooden frame, history in English attached to back of frame: “Richard Talbot, Earl of Tyrconnell – Born in 1630, younger son of Sir William Talbot, of Carton, co. Kildare, he served in Spain and Flanders, and in Ireland against Cromwell. On the accession of James II, with whom he stood high in favour, he was created Earl of Tyrconnell, and was made Viceroy of Ireland in February 1687. His administration of affairs was solely in the interest of the Catholics, and at the Revolution he adhered to the cause of James II, and was his principal adviser in the campaign against King William. He fought at the Boyne and was Governor of Limerick at the opening of the siege and died on the 14th August, 1691, shortly after the battle of Aghrim”
- Category
- Communication Objects
- Sub-category
- Documentary Objects
- Accession Number
- x983.139.1
- Storage Range
- Black Filing Cabinet
- Length
- 48
- Width
- 32
- Units
- cm
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