Portrait of William Hey
Date
ca. 19th century
Sitter
William Hey (1736-1819, British), Surgeon
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 94mm
width (print): 78mm
height (paper support): 142mm
width (paper support): 101mm
width (print): 78mm
height (paper support): 142mm
width (paper support): 101mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Hey in left profile. He wears buckled wig and is dressed in high-collared jacket and waistcoat.
Inscribed ‘WILLIAM HEY ESQ. F.R.S.’ pencilled ‘1775’ on paper support.
William Hey (1736-1819) British surgeon, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p30.
Inscribed ‘WILLIAM HEY ESQ. F.R.S.’ pencilled ‘1775’ on paper support.
William Hey (1736-1819) British surgeon, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1775.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p30.