Portrait bust of David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan
Date
1797
Sitter
11th Earl of Buchan David Steuart Erskine (1742 - 1829) , Antiquary
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
J Herbert, Publisher
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 95mm
width (print): 190mm
height (paper support): 78mm
width (paper support): 141mm
width (print): 190mm
height (paper support): 78mm
width (paper support): 141mm
Subject
Description
Portrait bust of David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan in left profile as viewed. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘Taffle F. D.S. BVCHANLE COMEIS 1785. Pub. Sepr 1st 1797 by I Herbert’ and pencilled ‘D. S. [?]. Earl of Buchan. 1765 Lord Cardross.’
David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan (1742-1829) British antiquarian, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1765.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.6.
Inscribed ‘Taffle F. D.S. BVCHANLE COMEIS 1785. Pub. Sepr 1st 1797 by I Herbert’ and pencilled ‘D. S. [?]. Earl of Buchan. 1765 Lord Cardross.’
David Steuart Erskine, 11th Earl of Buchan (1742-1829) British antiquarian, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1765.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.6.
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