Portrait of Edward Codrington
Date
ca. 19th century
Sitter
Edward Codrington (1770 - 1851) , Admiral
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 129mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 163mm
width (paper support): 136mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 163mm
width (paper support): 136mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Edward Codrington in right three-quarter profile. He wears regency-style jacket with high collared shirt and dark cravat.
Inscribed ‘Sir. Edw Codrington FRS’ and pencilled ‘1822’.
Sir Edward Codrington was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1822.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.12.
Inscribed ‘Sir. Edw Codrington FRS’ and pencilled ‘1822’.
Sir Edward Codrington was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1822.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.12.
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