Portrait of William Kirby
Date
1848
Sitter
William Kirby (1759 - 1850, British) , Entomologist
Creator
William Blundell Spence (1814 - 1900, British) , Artist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 234mm
width (print): 182mm
width (print): 182mm
Subject
Description
Three-quarter length seated portrait showing Kirby reading a journal with a fireplace and bookshelf behind him. A large book and small cup rest on a table in front of him.
Inscribed below: ‘Revd Wm Kirby/in his 90th year/Barham Rectory nov 23/48.’ ‘WBSpence’
William Kirby (1759-1850), British entomologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818.
Inscribed below: ‘Revd Wm Kirby/in his 90th year/Barham Rectory nov 23/48.’ ‘WBSpence’
William Kirby (1759-1850), British entomologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818.