Portrait of Richard Penn
Date
1834
Sitter
Richard Penn (1784 - 1863) , Writer
Creator
Maxim Gauci (1774 - 1854, Italian) , Lithographer
After
Eden Upton Eddis (1812 - 1901, British) , Draughtsman
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Description
Half-length seated portrait of Richard Penn in an open jacket, waistcoat, black cravat and wing-collar shirt. He is turned slightly towards his left and is looking out towards the viewer. His face is illustrated in the greatest level of detail, with his clothes sketched in lightly below.
Inscribed below: ‘E.U.Eddis delt.’ ‘M.Gauci lith.’ ‘Richrd Penn / 1834’ ‘Printed by Graf & Soret.’
Richard Penn (1784-1863), British writer and colonial officer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824.
Inscribed below: ‘E.U.Eddis delt.’ ‘M.Gauci lith.’ ‘Richrd Penn / 1834’ ‘Printed by Graf & Soret.’
Richard Penn (1784-1863), British writer and colonial officer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824.