2-705-211 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

'Edward Sackville, Fourth Earl of Dorset', c1630s, (early-mid 19th century). Portrait of Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset (1591-1652), English soldier and statesman. In 1613, Sackville fought a duel for the hand of Venetia Stanley. He was run through the body and lost a finger but managed to kill his opponent. Sackville survived, though gravely wounded, but Venetia Stanley married someone else. 'From the original of Vandyke, in the collection of His Grace The Late Duke of Dorset'. [The London Printing and Publishing Company, London]