Portrait of William Jacob
Date
c.1840
Sitter
William Jacob (1762 - 1851, British) , Merchant
Creator
Maxim Gauci (1774 - 1854, Italian) , Lithographer
After
Eden Upton Eddis (1812 - 1901, British) , Draughtsman
Object type
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 504mm
width (print): 381mm
width (print): 381mm
Description
Half-length seated portrait showing William Jacob at a writing desk with his left hand resting on the desk by his spectacles. An open book can also be seen on the desk. Jacob is shown in a double-breasted jacket with a white shirt and black cravat.
Inscribed below: ‘E. U. Eddis, delt/Printed by P. Gauci, 9, North Crest, Bedft Square./M. Gauci, lith./Wm Jacob Esqr FRS/at the age of 80’
William Jacob (c1762-1851), British merchant, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1807.
Inscribed below: ‘E. U. Eddis, delt/Printed by P. Gauci, 9, North Crest, Bedft Square./M. Gauci, lith./Wm Jacob Esqr FRS/at the age of 80’
William Jacob (c1762-1851), British merchant, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1807.