John Hunter (1728-1793)
Object numberRCSSC/P 122
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryVisual works
Object nameEnamels (visual works), Miniatures (paintings), Portraits
TitleJohn Hunter (1728-1793)
DescriptionPortrait of John Hunter, miniature copy by Henry Bone RA after Joshua Reynolds, signed, 1798.
For details of the portrait and the its content see the entry for P 121 (related records).
The painting is mounted within a gilt frame set into a larger glazed cover. On the reverse is a manuscript sheet by William Clift listing John Hunter's professional honours.
Production date 1798
Artist
Bone, Henry, 1755-1834, artist, London
Sitter/subject
presented
Related objectsRCSSC/P 121
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionEnamel on copper, 17cm by 14cm.
John Hunter / Fellow of the Royal Society / Member of the Corporation of Surgeons / Surgeon Extraordinary to His Majesty / Inspector General of the Hospitals and / Surgeon General of the Army / Vice President of the Veterinary College / Honorary Member of the ChirurgoPhysical / Society of Edinburgh / Member of the American Philosophical / Society / Member of the Royal Society of Medecine / and Royal Academy of Surgery of Paris / Fellow of the Society of Sciences and / Belles Lettres of Gottenburg / Henry Bone pinxit March 1798 / after Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA
Dimensions
Outer frame height: 290 mm
Outer frame width: 256 mm
Inner frame height: 232 mm
Inner frame width: 202 mm
Outer frame width: 256 mm
Inner frame height: 232 mm
Inner frame width: 202 mm