Portrait of Joseph Huddart
Date
1801
Sitter
Joseph Huddart (1741 - 1816, British) , Hydrographer
Creator
James Stow (1770 - 1823, British) , Engraver
After
John Hoppner (1758 - 1810, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Description
Three-quarter length seated portrait showing Joseph Huddart at a desk with a compass in his right hand. He is turned to his right, facing towards the desk, and is wearing a long coat with a white cravat. There are two schematics, which Huddart is holding his compass over, and a small globe on the desk. In the background a window looks out over a clouded sky.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by John Hoppner Esqr R.A./Engraved by James Stow./CAPTN JOSEPH HUDDART, F.R.S./From a Picture in the Possession of Chas Turner, Esqr/(Size of the Picture, 4 feet 3 by 3 feet 4.)/London: Published 2nd Novr 1801, by Laurie & Whittle, Fleet Street, and Charles Turner, of Limehouse./Printed by Js Collins, Shoe Lane’
Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), British hydrographer and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1791.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by John Hoppner Esqr R.A./Engraved by James Stow./CAPTN JOSEPH HUDDART, F.R.S./From a Picture in the Possession of Chas Turner, Esqr/(Size of the Picture, 4 feet 3 by 3 feet 4.)/London: Published 2nd Novr 1801, by Laurie & Whittle, Fleet Street, and Charles Turner, of Limehouse./Printed by Js Collins, Shoe Lane’
Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), British hydrographer and engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1791.