Portrait of John Sinclair
Date
1791
Sitter
John Sinclair (1754, British) , Politician
Creator
William Bromley (1769 - 1842, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
John Sewell, Publisher
After
Samuel Drummond (1765 - 1846, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 132mm
width (print): 112mm
height (paper support): 153mm
width (paper support): 126mm
width (print): 112mm
height (paper support): 153mm
width (paper support): 126mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Sinclair in three quarter profile to the right as viewed. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘Drummond delin ad Vivum. Bromley Sculp. Sr. JOHN SINCLAIR Bart:’ and pencilled ‘1784’.
Plate to European Magazine.
Sir John Sinclair was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.73
Inscribed ‘Drummond delin ad Vivum. Bromley Sculp. Sr. JOHN SINCLAIR Bart:’ and pencilled ‘1784’.
Plate to European Magazine.
Sir John Sinclair was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.73
Associated place