Portrait of Charles Pratt
Date
1766
Sitter
Charles Pratt (1714 - 1794, British) , Lawyer
Creator
Johann Gottfried Haid (1710 - 1776, German) , Engraver
After
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792, British) , Painter
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Description
Full-length seated portrait of Charles Pratt in judicial robes, bands, a long wig and chain of office. He is turned slightly to his left, with his right arm resting on an ornate writing desk. He is presented in a classical setting with stone columns and a clouded sky seen behind him.
Inscribed below: ‘Reynolds Pinxit’ ‘J. Boydell excudt 1766’ ‘Haid fecit’.
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714-1794), British judge and lawyer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1742.
Inscribed below: ‘Reynolds Pinxit’ ‘J. Boydell excudt 1766’ ‘Haid fecit’.
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden (1714-1794), British judge and lawyer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1742.