Portrait of George Hardinge
Date
ca. early 19th century
Sitter
George Hardinge (1743 - 1816, British) , Barrister
Creator
Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782 - 1847, British) , Engraver
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 177mm
width (print): 134mm
height (paper support): 214mm
width (paper support): 152mm
width (print): 134mm
height (paper support): 214mm
width (paper support): 152mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of George Hardinge, in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He is seated with his right arm resting on the back of the chair and he holds a book in his right hand. He wears a buckled wig with queue and is dressed in a jacket, waistcoat, shirt and necktie.
Inscribed ‘N. Dance Pinx J. Jackson, RA, Del. H. Meyer, Sculp. GEORGE HARDINGE, ESQ. M.A. F.R.S. AND F.S.A. Senior Justice of the Counties of Brecon, Glamorgan & Radnor.’
George Hardinge (1743-1816) British barrister, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1788.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p32.
Inscribed ‘N. Dance Pinx J. Jackson, RA, Del. H. Meyer, Sculp. GEORGE HARDINGE, ESQ. M.A. F.R.S. AND F.S.A. Senior Justice of the Counties of Brecon, Glamorgan & Radnor.’
George Hardinge (1743-1816) British barrister, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1788.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p32.
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