Portrait of Richard Bentley
Date
ca. early 18th century
Sitter
Richard Bentley (1662 - 1742, British) , Clergyman
Creator
George Vertue (1684 - 1756, British) , Engraver
After
James Thornhill (1675 - 1734, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 160mm
height (paper support): 234mm
width (paper support): 175mm
width (print): 160mm
height (paper support): 234mm
width (paper support): 175mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Richard Bentley inclined to the left and looking over to the right as viewed. He wears shoulder length curled wig and is dressed in cassock and bands. Oval in a rectangular frame and on a pedestal.
Inscribed ‘RICHARDUS BENTLEIUS AET: XLVIII. MDCCX. J. Thornhill pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculp:’ and pencilled ‘1695’.
Richard Bentley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1695, he was on the Council in 1697.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.5
Inscribed ‘RICHARDUS BENTLEIUS AET: XLVIII. MDCCX. J. Thornhill pinxit. Geo: Vertue Sculp:’ and pencilled ‘1695’.
Richard Bentley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1695, he was on the Council in 1697.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.5
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