Portrait of George Holmes
Date
1749
Sitter
George Holmes (1662 - 1749, British) , Collector
Creator
George Vertue (1684 - 1756, British) , Engraver
After
Richard van Bleeck (1665 - 1752, Dutch) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 285mm
width (print): 195mm
width (print): 195mm
Description
Half-length portrait of George Holmes in an oval frame. He is shown in a long jacket with a cravat around his neck and a small bouquet of flowers on his right lapel. Below the portrait a collection of shells, books and scrolls are depicted, below this is a scene of a figure working in an archive.
Inscribed below: ‘Vera effigies GEORGII HOLMES generosi, R.S.S. et tabularii publici in Turre Londinensi/ VICECUSTODIS; quo munere annos circiter LX summa fide et diligentia perfunctus, XIV/ kalend. Mart. A.D. MDCCXLVIII, aetatis fuae LXXXVII, fato demum concefsit. In FRATRIS sui/ erga se meritorum testimonium, hane tabulam SOCIETAS ANTIQUARIORUM londini, cujus/ commode studiosissime semper promovit, sumptu suo aeri incidendam curavit MDCCXLIX'
George Holmes (1662-1749), British archivist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1741.
Inscribed below: ‘Vera effigies GEORGII HOLMES generosi, R.S.S. et tabularii publici in Turre Londinensi/ VICECUSTODIS; quo munere annos circiter LX summa fide et diligentia perfunctus, XIV/ kalend. Mart. A.D. MDCCXLVIII, aetatis fuae LXXXVII, fato demum concefsit. In FRATRIS sui/ erga se meritorum testimonium, hane tabulam SOCIETAS ANTIQUARIORUM londini, cujus/ commode studiosissime semper promovit, sumptu suo aeri incidendam curavit MDCCXLIX'
George Holmes (1662-1749), British archivist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1741.