Portrait of William Withering
Date
late 18th - early 19th century
Sitter
William Withering (1741 - 1799, British) , Physician, Botanist and Mineralogist, Physician
Creator
William Bond (1772 - 1827, British ) , Engraver
After
Carl Fredrik von Breda (1759, Swedish) , Artist
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 151mm
width (print): 116mm
height (paper support): 178mm
width (paper support): 149mm
width (print): 116mm
height (paper support): 178mm
width (paper support): 149mm
Description
Three quarter length portrait of William Withering, seated against draped fabric background and looking off to the right as viewed. Left arm resting on a table against open book and holding foxglove [?] in lap. He wears high collared jacket, waistcoat, culottes, knotted cravat, and wig tied at the back.
Inscribed ‘1785, W Withering MD[?] FRS’.
William Withering was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.86
Inscribed ‘1785, W Withering MD[?] FRS’.
William Withering was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1785.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.86
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