FDA-P.222-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.222-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Hon. William Herbert
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Half-length painted portrait of a young man
Description
Content (person)
Herbert, William (Hon.), 1778 - 1847 (Sitter)
Content (note)
Half-length, in a black coat and a white stock, a view of Eton seen beyond
Dimensions
height (sight size): 740mm
width (sight size): 620mm
width (sight size): 620mm
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Carved gilt semi-Carlo Maratta frame
Production
Person
Date
c.1795
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Commissioned by the sitter or his family; by whom presented to the Head Master of Eton College
References
• Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910 (no.53, Plate XXVI)
