Henry St John, Viscount of Bolingbroke, English politician and philosopher Size:S: 40 x 30cm showing boats racing on the

showing boats racing on the River Thames

25th November 1750

The cat is let out of the bag

with boats on the river

perhaps an attempt to make her seem somehow divine or ethereal

Henry St John, Viscount of Bolingbroke, English politician and philosopher Size:S: 40 x 30cm showing boats racing on theHenry St John, Viscount of Bolingbroke, English politician and philosopher, 18th century (c1905). Bolingbroke was one of the intellectual leaders of the 'Country' party whose ideas on liberty and republicanism influenced the American revolution. Print published in Parliament Past and Present by Arnold Wright and Philip Smith, (London, c1905). Original painting by Alexis Simon Belle which is housed in the National Portrait Gallery.