Portrait of Thomas Young
Date
ca.1830s
Sitter
Thomas Young (1773 - 1829, British) , Physicist
Creator
G Adcock, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
John Sewell, Publisher
After
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830, British) , Painter
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 116mm
width (print): 93mm
height (paper support): 193mm
width (paper support): 127mm
width (print): 93mm
height (paper support): 193mm
width (paper support): 127mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Thomas Young seated facing forward with head turned to the right as viewed, looking off to distance. He wears short hair and is dressed in double breasted jacket, white stock, and cravat. He holds a pair of spectacles in his right hand and has another pair suspended from a ribbon around his neck. Draped cloth hangs in the background.
Facsimile signature reads ‘Thomas Young MD Sci. BS.’ Paper support inscribed ‘1794’ in pencil.
Thomas Young was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794, he was Foreign Secretary from 1804 until 1829.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.91
Facsimile signature reads ‘Thomas Young MD Sci. BS.’ Paper support inscribed ‘1794’ in pencil.
Thomas Young was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794, he was Foreign Secretary from 1804 until 1829.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.91
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