Portrait of William Cheselden
Date
1838
Sitter
William Cheselden (1688 - 1752, British) , Surgeon
Creator
Alfred Robert Freebairn (1794 - 1846, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
E Wilson (active 1830s, British), Publisher
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 85mm
width (print): 85mm
height (paper support): 228mm
width (paper support): 151mm
width (print): 85mm
height (paper support): 228mm
width (paper support): 151mm
Subject
Description
Portrait of William Cheselden after a medallion, in right profile and wearing a cap. In a circular frame.
Inscribed ‘CHESELDEN’ and pencilled ‘W.CHESELDEN 1711’ on paper support.
William Cheselden was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1711.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.13.
Inscribed ‘CHESELDEN’ and pencilled ‘W.CHESELDEN 1711’ on paper support.
William Cheselden was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1711.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.13.
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