Portrait of Orlando Bridgeman (1606-1674) mb-code 1619905 with figures outside and a

with figures outside and a sedan chair in the foreground

he set a new

Fairy-queen'

On a table to the left rests portfolio of papers and the Society's silver gilt mace

there was an ongoing struggle between France and Austria over Italian independence as the Italian states tried to rid themselves of despotic rulers

Portrait of Orlando Bridgeman (1606-1674) mb-code 1619905 with figures outside and aOval head and shoulders portrait. Decorated scrollwork above, and below a coat of arms, with the bag containing the Great Seal of England and the parliamentary silver mace. Inscribed: 'R. White sculp. Orlandus Bridgeman Miles et Baronettus Custos Magni Sigilli Angliiae' [cropped]. This print was sold by William Battersby, cited in the missing section of text. Inscribed in pencil lower left '1696'. Sir Orlando Bridgeman was not a Fellow of the Royal