1765245 William Oldys, c.1738 (oil on canvas) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 750x615 cm; Society of Antiquaries of London, UK; (add.info.: Portrait of William Oldys (1696?1761). Between 1738?41 he was secretary to Edward Harley, 2nd earl of Oxford, and from 1755 until his death, through the influence of the Duke of Norfolk, he held the office of Norroy King of Arms. He wrote substantial lives of Sir Walter Raleigh and William Caxton, among many others. Possibly by Petrus Johannes van Reyschoot (1702-1772).); out of copyright.