Portrait of John Howard
Date
1790
Sitter
John Howard (1726 - 1790, British) , Philanthropist
Creator
Thomas Cook (1744 - 1818, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
William Bent, Publisher
After
Mather Brown (1761 - 1831, American) , Painter
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Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 87mm
width (print): 73mm
height (paper support): 113mm
width (paper support): 101mm
width (print): 73mm
height (paper support): 113mm
width (paper support): 101mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of John Howard in three-quarter profile to the right as viewed. He wears high-collared coat and buckled periwig. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘John Howard FRS’ and his election date pencilled lower left.
John Howard (1726-1790) British philanthropist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.30.
Inscribed ‘John Howard FRS’ and his election date pencilled lower left.
John Howard (1726-1790) British philanthropist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.30.
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