2-705-220 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Edward Montagu, Earl of Manchester', 1660s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of English nobleman Edward Montagu (1602-1671), second Earl of Manchester. In the English Civil War Montagu fought on the side of Parliament against the Royalists. He opposed the trial of Charles I however, and later actively promoted the restoration of the monarchy. 'From the original of Lely, in the collection of His Grace, The Duke of Bedford'. [The London Printing and Publishing Company, London]