Sir John Willes
(1685-1761), JudgeEarly Georgian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 7 portraits
Chief Justice of Common Pleas. He became successively a fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, a Member of Parliament (1722-37), a judge on the Chester circuit (1726), attorney-general (1734), chief justice of common pleas (1737) and senior commissioner of the great seal (1756-57).
by Thomas Hudson
oil on canvas, engraved 1744
NPG 484
by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1742
NPG D18550
by and published by John Faber Jr, sold by John Ryall, and sold by Robert Withy, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1744
NPG D37074
by and published by George Vertue, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
engraving, published 1744
NPG D37075
by and published by John Faber Jr, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1744
NPG D4813
by and published by George Vertue, after Jean Baptiste van Loo
engraving, published 1744
NPG D18912
by Johnson, after Thomas Hudson
mezzotint, 1746
NPG D4814
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