Portrait of Benjamin Moseley
Date
19th century
Sitter
Benjamin Moseley (1742 - 1819, British) , Physician
Creator
Marie Anne Bourlier, Engraver
After
Richard Morton Paye (1750, British) , Artist
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 180mm
width (print): 235mm
height (plate): 240mm
width (plate): 287mm
width (print): 235mm
height (plate): 240mm
width (plate): 287mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Half-length portrait of Benjamin Moseley seated in an interior and looking off to the left as viewed, he holds a book open upon a table to his right. He wears double-breasted dress coat, high-collared shirt, necktie and breeches. Set against a classical backdrop with mauve draped fabric, pillar and volcanic landscape beyond.
Inscribed ‘Paye Pinx. Marie A Bourlier Sculp. BENJAMIN MOSELEY, M.D. Physician to Chelsea Hospital.’
Benjamin Moseley (1742-1819) British physician was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed ‘Paye Pinx. Marie A Bourlier Sculp. BENJAMIN MOSELEY, M.D. Physician to Chelsea Hospital.’
Benjamin Moseley (1742-1819) British physician was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
Purchased by the Royal Society, 2019.
Associated place