Portrait of Thomas Shaw
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
Thomas Shaw (1694 - 1751, British) , Traveller
Creator
[?] Edward Harding (1755 - 1840, British) , Engraver
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 277mm
width (print): 222mm
height (paper support): 297mm
width (paper support): 243mm
width (print): 222mm
height (paper support): 297mm
width (paper support): 243mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Thomas Shaw, turned to the left and looking straight at viewer. He wears long wig, gown, and bands. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘E. Harding Sc. THOMAS SHAW, D.D’ and pencilled ‘1734’.
Thomas Shaw was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1734.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.74
Inscribed ‘E. Harding Sc. THOMAS SHAW, D.D’ and pencilled ‘1734’.
Thomas Shaw was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1734.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.74
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