Hans Willem Bentinck 1649-1709

Hans Willem BENTINCK, 5th Earl of Portland 1649-1709

Bookplate of Hans Willem Bentinck, Earl of Portland (BM Franks Collection *113)

Biographical Note

Soldier and statesman, of Bulstrode Park, Buckinghamshire.

Characteristic Markings

Bentinck used an engraved armorial bookplate dated 1704 (Franks 2257/*113); the extent of his library is not known.

Sources

• Dunthorne, Hugh, and David Onnekink. "Bentinck, Hans Willem, first earl of Portland (1649–1709), diplomat and politician." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
• Gambier Howe, E. R. J. Franks bequest: catalogue of British and American book plates bequeathed to the ... British Museum. London, 1903.