'John, First Lord Somers', c1700, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English politician John Somers, 1st Baron Somers (1651-1716), holding the Lord Chancellor's Purse, containing the Great Seal of the Realm. Somers was Lord High Chancellor of England from 1697-1700 under King William III. He served as Lord President of the Council from 1708 until 1710. 'From the original of Kneller in the collection of The Right Honourable The Earl of Hardwicke'. [The London Printing and Publishing Company, London]
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