- CA ON00239 F1424-1061
- Item
- 1806
Part of Shortt-Haydon collection
Item is an electro-steel engraving of Sir Thomas Gresham, born c. 1519 and died 1579, English merchant and financier who acted on behalf of King Edward VI, and Edward's half sister Queen Mary I and Queen Elizabeth I. He founded the Royal Exchange in the City of London. Engraved by J. Chapman. Published as the Act directs by J. Wilkes.