Description:R.B. Sheridan (1751-1816), dramatist, was born in Dublin. He was Member of Parliament for Stafford 1780 to 1806. When in Stafford, he would stay with his friend William Horton, the shoe manufacturer, at Chetwynd House.
Stipple engraving by E. Scriven after a painting by Sir Joshua Reynolds. Published by T. Cadell & W. Davies, London in 1814.