Portrait of John Scott
Date
1838
Sitter
1st Earl of Eldon and Viscount Encombe John Scott (1751 - 1838, British) , Barrister
Creator
Edward Scriven (1775 - 1841, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
J Dickenson, Publisher
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 269mm
width (print): 216mm
height (paper support): 290mm
width (paper support): 233mm
width (print): 216mm
height (paper support): 290mm
width (paper support): 233mm
Description
Half-length portrait of John Scott, turned to the left and looking away from viewer. He wears short wig, gown, and bands.
Inscribed with facsimile text ‘[?] 14 Oct 1828. your [?] Eldon. Born June 4. 1751. Appointed Solicitor General 1788. Attorney General 1793. Lord High Chancellor from 1801 to 1806, and again from 1807 to his retirement from public life in 1827._ Died Jany 13. 1838. Engraved by E. Scriven. Published by J. Dickenson, 116 New Bond Street, 1838. proof3/s' and pencilled ‘1793’.
Sir John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon and Viscount Encombe, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1793.
Inscribed with facsimile text ‘[?] 14 Oct 1828. your [?] Eldon. Born June 4. 1751. Appointed Solicitor General 1788. Attorney General 1793. Lord High Chancellor from 1801 to 1806, and again from 1807 to his retirement from public life in 1827._ Died Jany 13. 1838. Engraved by E. Scriven. Published by J. Dickenson, 116 New Bond Street, 1838. proof3/s' and pencilled ‘1793’.
Sir John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon and Viscount Encombe, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1793.
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