Portrait of William Hyde Wollaston
Date
late 18th - early 19th century
Sitter
William Hyde Wollaston (1766 - 1828, British) , Chemist
Creator
[?] William Holl (1771 - 1838, British) , Engraver
After
John Jackson (1778 - 1831, British) , Artist
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 130mm
width (print): 103mm
height (paper support): 152mm
width (paper support): 115mm
width (print): 103mm
height (paper support): 152mm
width (paper support): 115mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Hyde Wollaston, seated and turned to the left as viewed, looking back at viewer. He holds paper in left hand and wears double breasted jacket with shirt and tie.
Paper support inscribed ‘1793. W.H Wollaston MD. FRS'.
William Hyde Wollaston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1793, he was President from June 1820 to November 1820, Secretary from 1804 to 1816 and Vice President from 1820 to 1828.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.88
Paper support inscribed ‘1793. W.H Wollaston MD. FRS'.
William Hyde Wollaston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1793, he was President from June 1820 to November 1820, Secretary from 1804 to 1816 and Vice President from 1820 to 1828.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.88
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