Portrait of Joseph Planta
Date
ca. 1817
Sitter
Joseph Planta (1744 - 1827, Swiss) , Historian
Creator
[?] William Sharp (1749 - 1824, British) , Engraver
After
Benedetto Pistrucci (1784, Italian) , Medallist
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
diameter (print): 72mm
height (paper support): 133mm
width (paper support): 113mm
height (paper support): 133mm
width (paper support): 113mm
Description
Head in profile portrait of Joseph Planta, after a circular medallion.
Joseph Planta was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1774, he was Foreign Secretary from 1774 to 1779 and Secretary from 1776-1804.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.62
Joseph Planta was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1774, he was Foreign Secretary from 1774 to 1779 and Secretary from 1776-1804.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.62
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