Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.2371
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Portrait of John Lindsay
Date
1753
Sitter
John Lindsay, 20th Earl of Crawford (1720 - 1749, British) , Soldier
Creator
Thomas Worlidge (1700 - 1766, British) , Painter
Object type
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 260mm
width (print): 206mm
width (print): 206mm
Description
Half length oval portrait of Lindsay in armour and carrying a baton. He wears a fur-trimmed cloak and lace collar and cuffs, his hair ribboned. Above are English and Union flags with laurels at the top of the oval surround. Below are connon and cannon balls with a battle scene within an acanthus leaf border.
The oval frame contains the inscription: “JOHN EARL OF CRAWFURD”. Inscribed lower left: “T Worlidge fecit. 1753”. In pencil: “1732”.
John Lindsay was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1732.
The oval frame contains the inscription: “JOHN EARL OF CRAWFURD”. Inscribed lower left: “T Worlidge fecit. 1753”. In pencil: “1732”.
John Lindsay was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1732.
Transcription
JOHN EARL OF CRAWFURD
T Worlidge fecit. 1753
1732
T Worlidge fecit. 1753
1732
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), p.12.
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