Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9535
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Portrait of William Coxe
Date
1786
Sitter
William Coxe (1748 - 1828, British) , Clergyman
Creator
Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827, British) , Artist
After
Charles Grignion II (1754 - 1804, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 125mm
width (print): 125mm
Subject
Description
Oval head and shoulders portrait of Coxe in a fur trimmed robe.
Inscribed: “EUROPEAN MAGAZINE WILLIAM COXE. A.M. F.R.S. Engav’d by Thos Holloway. Publish’d by J.Sewell Cornhill 1786.” General biographical notes in pencil, verso.
William Coxe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1782.
Inscribed: “EUROPEAN MAGAZINE WILLIAM COXE. A.M. F.R.S. Engav’d by Thos Holloway. Publish’d by J.Sewell Cornhill 1786.” General biographical notes in pencil, verso.
William Coxe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1782.
Object history
Inscribed in pencil verso “Presented by Mrs Barbara A. Holmes 29.1.64”.
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