Portrait of John Edward Swinburne
Date
ca. mid 19th century
Sitter
John Edward Swinburne (1762 - 1860) , Politician
Creator
Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808 - 1850, British) , Engraver
After
James Ramsay (1786 - 1854, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 84mm
width (print): 68mm
height (paper support): 160mm
width (paper support): 84mm
width (print): 68mm
height (paper support): 160mm
width (paper support): 84mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of John Edward Swinburne, seated and looking off to the left as viewed. He wears regency-style clothing and has a shade over right eye.
Inscribed in pen 'Sir Jn Edw Swinburne FRS’ and pencilled ‘1818’.
John Edward Swinburne was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.75
Inscribed in pen 'Sir Jn Edw Swinburne FRS’ and pencilled ‘1818’.
John Edward Swinburne was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.75
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