Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9558
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Portrait of James Earle
Date
1814
Sitter
James Earle (1755 - 1817, British) , Surgeon
Creator
William Daniell (1769 - 1837, British) , Engraver
After
George Dance (1741 - 1825, British) , Architect
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 228mm
width (print): 160mm
width (print): 160mm
Subject
Description
Seated head and shoulders portrait in profile.
Inscribed: “SR. JAMES EARLE BART.” In pencil. Lower left “1794”
Sir James Earle was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
Inscribed: “SR. JAMES EARLE BART.” In pencil. Lower left “1794”
Sir James Earle was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1794.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.19. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878. The original drawing for this work, one of a series of prints copied by Daniell from George Dance’s original work, is in the National Portait Gallery London, NPG 3089 (5).
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