Portrait of William Young
Date
ca.1788
Sitter
William Young (1749 - 1815, British) , Politician
Creator
Joseph Collyer (1748 - 1827, British) , Engraver
After
J Brown, Draughtsman
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 167mm
width (print): 138mm
width (print): 138mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Young in three quarter profile to the left as viewed, he sits with arms crossed, looking out to viewer. An image of Athene to his left as viewed. In a circular frame.
Inscribed ‘Sir Wm. YOUNG Bart. F.R.S. M.P.’
Sir William Young was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.91
Inscribed ‘Sir Wm. YOUNG Bart. F.R.S. M.P.’
Sir William Young was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1786.
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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