Portrait of Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex
Date
1824
Sitter
Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex (1773 - 1843, British)
Creator
William Skelton (1763 - 1848, British) , Engraver
After
James Lonsdale (1777 - 1839, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 175mm
width (print): 115mm
width (print): 115mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders study of the Duke of Sussex, looking to the left as viewed. The sitter wears a dark coat upon which is the star of the Order of the Garter.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at pp.x-xi, as Weld’s text notes that his History ends with the election of the Duke of Sussex as President of the Royal Society in 1830.
Inscribed below: ‘HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, PRINCE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK DUKE OF SUSSEX, EARL OF INVERNESS, BARON OF ARKLOW, K.G. D.C.L. &c. &c. &c. &c. Engraved by W. Skelton from a Portrait by Jas. Lonsdale in 1824 in the Possession of T. J. Pettigrew Esqr.’
Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828. He served as President, 1830-1838.
Plate from a grangerized copy of A history of the Royal Society, with memoirs of the Presidents…by Charles Richard Weld (London, John W. Parker, 1848). In this edition, the original two volumes were extended to eight volumes with the addition of extra-illustrations and documents, by Alexander Meyrick Broadley.
The engraving appears at pp.x-xi, as Weld’s text notes that his History ends with the election of the Duke of Sussex as President of the Royal Society in 1830.
Inscribed below: ‘HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS, PRINCE AUGUSTUS FREDERICK DUKE OF SUSSEX, EARL OF INVERNESS, BARON OF ARKLOW, K.G. D.C.L. &c. &c. &c. &c. Engraved by W. Skelton from a Portrait by Jas. Lonsdale in 1824 in the Possession of T. J. Pettigrew Esqr.’
Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex (1773-1843) was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828. He served as President, 1830-1838.
Object history
Print from Charles Richard Weld's A history of the Royal Society, vol. 1... (London, John W. Parker, 1848) grangerized by the writer and collector Alexander Meyrick Broadley (1847–1916) into 8 volumes, adding illustrative material and manuscript items to Weld's text. The books were initially owned by Ludwig Mond FRS (1839–1909), and according to an inscription by his son Robert Ludwig Mond FRS (1867–1938) they were intended for presentation to the Society. This eventually happened in late 1959, the donor being the politician Harry Nathan (1889–1963), Lord Nathan of Churt.
Related fellows
Charles Richard Weld (1813 - 1869, British) , Author
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