Portrait of Henry Pelham
Date
1754
Sitter
Henry Pelham (1694 - 1754, British) , Prime Minister
Creator
Charles Grignion I (1717 - 1810, British) , Engraver
After
William Hoare (1707 - 1792, British) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
R62588
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 215mm
width (print): 128mm
width (print): 128mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Henry Pelham, wearing Chancellor’s robes of office, wig and lace cravat. Presented in an oval frame on a pedestal.
Illustration for ‘A list of DEATHS for the Year 1754’. The Gentleman’s Magazine, and historical chronicle…[edited] by Sylvanus Urban, v.24, (1754) facing p.142.
Inscribed above: ‘Gent: Mag: April 1754’. Inscribed below, ‘The Right Honble. Henry Pelham ob. Mar. 6. 1754. Aetat. 60. First Commissioner of the Treasury Chancellor of His Majesty’s Exchequer, and F.R.S. Grignion, Sculpt.’
Henry Pelham (1691-1754), British Prime Minister was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1746.
Illustration for ‘A list of DEATHS for the Year 1754’. The Gentleman’s Magazine, and historical chronicle…[edited] by Sylvanus Urban, v.24, (1754) facing p.142.
Inscribed above: ‘Gent: Mag: April 1754’. Inscribed below, ‘The Right Honble. Henry Pelham ob. Mar. 6. 1754. Aetat. 60. First Commissioner of the Treasury Chancellor of His Majesty’s Exchequer, and F.R.S. Grignion, Sculpt.’
Henry Pelham (1691-1754), British Prime Minister was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1746.
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