Conyers Middleton
(1683-1750), TheologianEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 6 portraits
Theologian and author; Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, 1706. A controversial figure, he was sued for libel by Bentley, Master of his college, and threatened with the loss of his degrees for his doubts on the historical accuracy of the Bible.
by John Giles Eccardt
oil on canvas, 1746
NPG 626
by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
NPG D38401
by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
NPG D38402
by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
NPG D4971
by John Faber Jr, after John Giles Eccardt
mezzotint, 1751 (1746)
NPG D5253
by George Vertue, after John Giles Eccardt
engraving, 1751 (1746)
NPG D14055
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