Portrait of William Hewson
Date
ca. 19th century
Sitter
William Hewson (1739 - 1774, British) , Surgeon and Anatomist, Surgeon
Creator
[?] Henry Robinson (British) , Engraver
After
Benjamin Vandergucht (1753, British) , Painter
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 213mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Hewson in three-quarter to the left as viewed. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘William Hewson, F.R.S. Vandergucht Pinxt H. Robinson Sct.’
William Hewson (1739-1774) British surgeon and anatomist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1770.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p32.
Inscribed ‘William Hewson, F.R.S. Vandergucht Pinxt H. Robinson Sct.’
William Hewson (1739-1774) British surgeon and anatomist, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1770.
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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