Portrait of William Sotheby
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
William Sotheby (1757 - 1833, British) , Translator
After
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830, British) , Portraitist
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 222mm
width (print): 164mm
height (paper support): 261mm
width (paper support): 201mm
width (print): 164mm
height (paper support): 261mm
width (paper support): 201mm
Description
Head and shoulder portrait of William Sotheby, head turned to the left as viewed and looking into the distance.
Paper support inscribed in pencil ‘1794. W Sotheby'.
William Sotheby was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.74
Paper support inscribed in pencil ‘1794. W Sotheby'.
William Sotheby was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
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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