Bookplate of John Somerset Pakington, Baron Hampton (1799-1880)

Bookplate of John Somerset Pakington, Baron Hampton from Matthew Pilkington's The gentleman's and connoisseur's dictionary of painters (1770). As a politician Pakington was a conservative, but spent much of his time promoting radical educational reform. He was also appointed First Lord of the Admiralty on two occasions.

Given by Madeline Louise Charlotte Money.