Portrait of Benjamin Hobhouse
Date
ca. 19th century
Sitter
Benjamin Hobhouse (1757-1831), Barrister
Creator
Unknown, Printmaker
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 109mm
width (print): 84mm
height (paper support): 187mm
weight (paper support): 136mm
width (print): 84mm
height (paper support): 187mm
weight (paper support): 136mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Benjamin Hobhouse seated with his right arm resting on the back of the wooden chair. He wears regency-style clothing and has short hair with side-whiskers.
Inscribed ‘Sir BENJAMIN HOBHOUSE, Bart. F.R.S. &c &c.’ pencilled ‘1798’ lower left hand corner.
Benjamin Hobhouse (1757-1831) British barrister, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1798.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p31.
Inscribed ‘Sir BENJAMIN HOBHOUSE, Bart. F.R.S. &c &c.’ pencilled ‘1798’ lower left hand corner.
Benjamin Hobhouse (1757-1831) British barrister, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1798.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p31.