Portrait of James King
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
James King (1750 - 1784, British) , Naval officer
Creator
James Hogg (1720, British) , Engraver
After
Samuel Shelley (1750 - 1808, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 45mm
width (print): 44mm
height (paper support): 103mm
width (paper support): 104mm
width (print): 44mm
height (paper support): 103mm
width (paper support): 104mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of James King inclined to the right and looking out to viewer. He wears naval uniform with buckled wig. After a medallion.
Inscribed ‘IAC. KING L.L.D F.R.S’.
James King (1750-1784) British naval officer, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1781.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p39.
Inscribed ‘IAC. KING L.L.D F.R.S’.
James King (1750-1784) British naval officer, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1781.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p39.
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