Portrait of Joseph Jekyll
Date
1818
Sitter
Joseph Jekyll (1754 - 1837) , Barrister
Creator
William Say (1768 - 1834, British) , Engraver
After
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769 - 1830, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 310mm
width (print): 250mm
width (print): 250mm
Description
Half-length portrait of Joseph Jekyll in a dark jacket, white shirt and white cravat. He is shown against a patterned curtain with a clouded sky beyond.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by Sir Thos Lawrence R.A./Painter in Ordinary to His Majesty.’ ‘Engraved by W. Say Engraver/to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.’ ‘Joseph Jekyll, Esqr F.R.S. F.S.A./One of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery.’ ‘Proof’ ‘London Published Jany 1 1818. By R. Cribb & Son. 288, Holborn.’
Joseph Jekyll (1754-1837), British Barrister, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1790.
Inscribed below: ‘Painted by Sir Thos Lawrence R.A./Painter in Ordinary to His Majesty.’ ‘Engraved by W. Say Engraver/to H.R.H. the Duke of Gloucester.’ ‘Joseph Jekyll, Esqr F.R.S. F.S.A./One of the Masters of the High Court of Chancery.’ ‘Proof’ ‘London Published Jany 1 1818. By R. Cribb & Son. 288, Holborn.’
Joseph Jekyll (1754-1837), British Barrister, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1790.