Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9574
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Portrait of Davies Gilbert
Date
1846
Sitter
Davies Gilbert (1767 - 1839, British) , Mathematician
Creator
James Thomson (1788 - 1850, British) , Printmaker
After
Henry Howard (1769 - 1847, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 297mm
width (print): 222mm
width (print): 222mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Davies Gilbert wearing a dark suit with a white neck cloth. Dark background.
Inscribed: “Painted by H.Howard R.A. Engraved by J.Thomson, DAVIES GILBERT, ESQ. M.P. P.R.S. FISHER SON & Co., 1846”. With a facsimile signature. In pencil lower left “1791”.
Davies Gilbert was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1791. He served as President of the Royal Society 1827-1830.
Inscribed: “Painted by H.Howard R.A. Engraved by J.Thomson, DAVIES GILBERT, ESQ. M.P. P.R.S. FISHER SON & Co., 1846”. With a facsimile signature. In pencil lower left “1791”.
Davies Gilbert was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1791. He served as President of the Royal Society 1827-1830.
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