Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9573
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Portrait of James William Gilbart
Date
ca. 1850
Sitter
James William Gilbart (1794 - 1863, British) , Banker
Creator
Henry Adlard (1799 - 1893, British) , Engraver
After
George B Black (British) , Lithographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 297mm
width (print): 222mm
width (print): 222mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of J W Gilbart wearing a dark suit with a high white collar and tie. Dark background with squared off corners.
Inscribed: “G.B.Black. H.Adlard. Jas. Wm. Gilbart, F.R.S. General Manager of the London & Westminster Bank.“ In pencil lower left “Elected 1846”.
James William Gilbart was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1846.
Inscribed: “G.B.Black. H.Adlard. Jas. Wm. Gilbart, F.R.S. General Manager of the London & Westminster Bank.“ In pencil lower left “Elected 1846”.
James William Gilbart was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1846.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.25-26. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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