Description: An original antique engraving of Dr. Thomas Leland (1722-1785), Irish Anglican priest and historian - see below. Good condition, professionally laid down on stronger backing. Published by J.Sewell in London April1,1795 This is a genuine antique engraving and not a reproduction. Image size approx. 3.5 x 5.5 inches. See more of these historic portraits in Seller's Other Items Thomas LelandFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThomas Leland (1722–1785) was an Irish Anglican priest, an historian, translator and academic and the author of the early gothic novel Longsword, Earl of Salisbury: An Historical Romance, published in 1762.[1][2] Longsword is set in Gascony and in England, during the reign of Henry III of England. [3]Contents1Life2Notes3References4External linksLife[edit]He was born in Dublin and educated at Thomas Sheridan's school[4] and in 1737 went to Trinity College, where he graduated with a BA in 1742. Leland was made a fellow of Trinity College Dublin in 1746.[4] He was ordained a Church of Ireland priest in 1748, and received his Doctor of Divinity in 1757.[5]Leland translated the Orations of Demosthenes in three volumes (1756) and wrote a life of Philip of Macedon (1758). In 1761 he became professor of History and of Oratory, concentrating on Oratory as of 1762. In 1768 he became chaplain to Lord Lieutenant Viscount Townsend.[6]He wrote an influential History of Ireland from the Invasion of Henry II in 1773. His portrait, by John Dean, is held by the National Portrait Gallery.[7]He served as vicar in Bray, Co. Wicklow, in 1773 he was appointed Vicar of St. Ann's Church, Dawson Street, in Dublin.[8] His son John was a barrister in Dublin. §
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