Portrait of William Legge
Date
1803
Sitter
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731 - 1801) , Politician
Creator
William Evans (British) , Engraver
After
Thomas Gainsborough (1727 - 1788, British) , Painter
Object type
Library reference
31094
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 203mm
width (print): 120mm
width (print): 120mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of the Earl of Dartmouth, turned to the left as viewed, eyes directly to the viewer. Shown in a short wig, wearing an unbuttoned jacket and a waistcoat, with a white cravat. In an oval frame.
Frontispiece to Transactions of the Society, instituted at London, for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce… [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts] v.21 (1803).
Inscribed below: ‘WILLIAM EARL OF DARTMOUTH, L.L.D & F.R.S. Late a Member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Drawn and Engraved by Wm. Evans, from an original Picture by Gainsborough, in the Possession of the Countess of Dowager.’.
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1754.
Frontispiece to Transactions of the Society, instituted at London, for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce… [Transactions of the Royal Society of Arts] v.21 (1803).
Inscribed below: ‘WILLIAM EARL OF DARTMOUTH, L.L.D & F.R.S. Late a Member of the Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, and Commerce. Drawn and Engraved by Wm. Evans, from an original Picture by Gainsborough, in the Possession of the Countess of Dowager.’.
William Legge, 2nd Earl of Dartmouth (1731-1801) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1754.
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