Portrait of Charles Francis Greville
Date
1810
Sitter
Charles Francis Greville (1749 - 1809) , Mineralogist
Creator
Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782 - 1847, British) , Lithographer
After
George Romney (1734 - 1802, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 305mm
width (print): 205mm
width (print): 205mm
Description
Half-length portrait of Charles Francis Greville turned slightly towards the right. He is wearing a dark jacket and frilled cravat. The portrait is accompanied by a short inscription and a coat of arms. Lithograph after a painting of Greville by George Romney.
Inscribed below: ‘Geo. Romney pinx./Henry Meyer sculp./The Honourable Charles Francis Greville/F.R.S. &c. &c. &c./Second Son of Francis Earl Brooke, & Earl of Warwick./obit, 1809./London, Published April 26. 1810.’
Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), British mineralogist and horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1772.
Inscribed below: ‘Geo. Romney pinx./Henry Meyer sculp./The Honourable Charles Francis Greville/F.R.S. &c. &c. &c./Second Son of Francis Earl Brooke, & Earl of Warwick./obit, 1809./London, Published April 26. 1810.’
Charles Francis Greville (1749-1809), British mineralogist and horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1772.