Portrait of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon
Date
1803
Sitter
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638 - 1709, British) , Politician
Creator
Sylvester Harding (1745 - 1809, British) , Engraver
After
Peter Lely (1618 - 1680, Dutch) , Painter
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 187mm
width (print): 138mm
height (paper support): 227mm
width (paper support): 153mm
width (print): 138mm
height (paper support): 227mm
width (paper support): 153mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon inclined to the right and looking back to viewer. He wears long natural hair with draped shoulders. Oval in a rectangular frame.
Inscribed ‘HENRY HYDE SECOND EARL OF CLARENDON. FROM A PICTURE BY SIR PETER LELY. Pub Jany 2 1803 by S Harding 197 Pall Mall.’ Pencilled ‘1684’ lower left.
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709) British politician elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1684 and served on the Council the same year.
Inscribed ‘HENRY HYDE SECOND EARL OF CLARENDON. FROM A PICTURE BY SIR PETER LELY. Pub Jany 2 1803 by S Harding 197 Pall Mall.’ Pencilled ‘1684’ lower left.
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon (1638-1709) British politician elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1684 and served on the Council the same year.
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