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Image number: RS.9515
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Portrait of Henry Grey Bennet
Date
1823
Sitter
Henry Grey Bennet (1777 - 1836, British) , Politician
Creator
William Holl (1771 - 1838, British) , Engraver
After
Abraham Wivell (1786 - 1849, British) , Painter
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 294mm
width (print): 228mm
width (print): 228mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Bennet, seated, with arms folded.
Inscribed: “A. Wivell delt. W.Holl sculpt. The Honble. Henry Grey Bennet M.P. Plate 10. Proof. London. Published April 15. 1823, by A.Wivell, No.40 Castle Street East,. St Marylebone. Inscribed in pencil lower left “1812” and lower right “2/-“.
Henry Grey Bennet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1812.
Inscribed: “A. Wivell delt. W.Holl sculpt. The Honble. Henry Grey Bennet M.P. Plate 10. Proof. London. Published April 15. 1823, by A.Wivell, No.40 Castle Street East,. St Marylebone. Inscribed in pencil lower left “1812” and lower right “2/-“.
Henry Grey Bennet was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1812.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.8. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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