Portrait of John Glen King
Date
18th century
Sitter
John Glen King (1732 - 1787, British) , Clergyman
Creator
Gabriel Smith (1724 - 1783, British) , Engraver
After
Pierre Etienne Falconet (1741 - 1791, French) , Portraitist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 185mm
width (print): 127mm
height (paper support): 216mm
width (paper support): 143mm
width (print): 127mm
height (paper support): 216mm
width (paper support): 143mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Glen King in left profile. Wearing wig, gown and bands. In a circular frame with ribbon above and name plate below.
Inscribed ‘Joh: Glen King S.T.P. R.S.S. & A.S.S. an:aet:39.’ Pencilled ‘1771. 2s’.
John Glen King (1732-1787) British clergyman, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1771.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p39.
Inscribed ‘Joh: Glen King S.T.P. R.S.S. & A.S.S. an:aet:39.’ Pencilled ‘1771. 2s’.
John Glen King (1732-1787) British clergyman, elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1771.
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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