General Portraits

11x17 cm

CARDINAL ALLEN.
ENGRAVED BY J.JENKINS._FROM THE ORIGINAL IN THE COLLECTION OF GEORGE MOSTYN, ESQ., KIDDINGTON, OXFORDSHIRE.
FISHER, SON & C^o. LONDON, 1835. 

Steel line & stipple engraving by Joseph John Jenkins (1811-1885) British engraver and watercolour painter. Trained as an engraver by his father, he is known for his portraits. He later turned to watercolour painting specialising in landscapes and domestic subjects.
William Allen (1532-1594) was an English Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. Cardinal Allen Catholic High School in Fleetwood, Lancashire, near Allen's place of birth, is named in his honour.

Fine hand coloured engraving.