SIDNEY, SIR HENRY (1529-1586), lord deputy of Ireland, was the eldest son of Sir William Sidney, a prominent politician and courtier in the reigns of Henry VIII. and Edward VI., from both of whom he received extensive grants of land, including the manor of Penshurst in Kent, which became the principal residence of the family. Henry was brought up at court as the companion of Prince Edward, afterwards King Edward VI.; and he continued to enjoy the favor of the sovereign throughout the reigns of Edward and Mary. In 1556 he went to Ireland with the lord deputy, the earl of Sussex, who in the previous year had married his sister Frances Sidney; and from the first he had a large share in the administration of the country, especially in the military measures taken by his brother-in-law for bringing the native Irish chieftains into submission to the English Crown. In the course of the lord deputys Ulster expedition in 1557 Sidney devastated the island of Rathlin; and during the absence of Sussex in England in the following year Sidney was charged with the sole responsibility for the government of Ireland, which he conducted with marked ability and success. A second absence of the lord deputy from Ireland, occasioned by the accession of Queen Elizabeth, threw the chief control into Sidneys hands at the outbreak of trouble with Shane ONeill, and he displayed great skill in temporizing with that redoubtable chieftain tifi Sussex reluctantly returned to his duties in August 1559. About the same time Sidney resigned his office of vice-treasurer of Ireland on. being appointed president of the Welsh Marches, and for the next few years he resided chiefly at Ludlow Castle, with frequent visits to the court in London.

COMES WITH THE TISSUE GUARD AND THE EXTENSIVE ORIGINAL WRITEUP.
PUBLISHED DATE	MAY 1 - 1799
PUBLISHED BY	EDWARD HARDING - 98 PALL MALL
PAGE SIZE: approx	13 1/2 INCHES x 10 1/2 INCHES
PRINT SIZE: approx	6 X 5 INCHES
CONDITION	COPPER ENGRAVING , BLANK on the back. Light foxing . Very strong plate impression. Suitable ageing. The image is clean, clear and sharp with beautiful depth and detail. There is waviness to the print. This beautiful rare item would look great matted and framed. An art supply store can provide you with a selection of frames for old art treasures.