Portrait of John Baker Holroyd
Date
1789
Sitter
John Baker Holroyd (1735 - 1821, British) , Statesman
Creator
John Jones (1740 - 1797, British) , Engraver
After
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 160mm
width (print): 160mm
Description
Half-length portrait of John Baker Holroyd in courtly dress with his head turned slightly to his left. He is shown wearing a white cravat under his fur collar and formal robe. Stipple engraving after a painting by Joshua Reynolds.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds/Engraved by John Jones/LORD SHEFFIELD/Publish’d as the Act directs, April 6. 1789, by J. Jones, No 75, Great Portland Street.’
John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), British statesman, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1783.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds/Engraved by John Jones/LORD SHEFFIELD/Publish’d as the Act directs, April 6. 1789, by J. Jones, No 75, Great Portland Street.’
John Baker Holroyd, 1st Earl of Sheffield (1735-1821), British statesman, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1783.