Portrait of Charles Marsham
Date
1812
Sitter
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney and Viscount Marsham (1744 - 1811, British) , Politician
Creator
William Bromley (1769 - 1842, British) , Printmaker
After
William Beechey (1753 - 1839, British) , Portraitist
Object type
Library reference
31094
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 203mm
width (print): 120mm
width (print): 120mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Charles Marsham, in the robes of his peerage, turned to the left as viewed, eyes regarding the viewer.
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.30 (1812).
Inscribed below: ‘CHARLES EARL OF ROMNEY, F.R.S. Late a Vice President of the Society instituted for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, & Commerce. Engraved by W. Bromley, from an original Painting by Sir Wm. Beechey, in the Possession of the Marine Society.’
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (1744-1811) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1776.
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.30 (1812).
Inscribed below: ‘CHARLES EARL OF ROMNEY, F.R.S. Late a Vice President of the Society instituted for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures, & Commerce. Engraved by W. Bromley, from an original Painting by Sir Wm. Beechey, in the Possession of the Marine Society.’
Charles Marsham, 1st Earl of Romney (1744-1811) British politician was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1776.
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