Portrait of John Bowdler
Date
eighteenth century
Sitter
John Bowdler (1746 - 1823, British) , Activist
Creator
Maxim Gauci (1774 - 1854, Italian) , Engraver
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Printer
Charles Joseph Hullmandel (1789 - 1850, British) , Printer
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Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 230mm
width (print): 200mm
width (print): 200mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Bowdler, inclined to the right as viewed, dressed in a regency style coat over a dinner jacket and white necktie.
Inscribed: ‘Drawn on stone from life by M. Gauci. Printed by C. Hullmandel./ John Bowder/ Aetat 77’ with further handwritten inscription ‘From Sir E. Sabine’s Collection’.
John Bowdler (1746-1823), moral reform campaigner, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed: ‘Drawn on stone from life by M. Gauci. Printed by C. Hullmandel./ John Bowder/ Aetat 77’ with further handwritten inscription ‘From Sir E. Sabine’s Collection’.
John Bowdler (1746-1823), moral reform campaigner, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
From a collection of engraved portraits bequeathed to the Society by Sir Edward Sabine (1788-1883) PRS in 1884 [CMP/5/74].
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