John Hunter (1728-1793)
Object numberRCSSC/P 124
CollectionSpecial collections
CategorySculpture
Object nameBusts
TitleJohn Hunter (1728-1793)
DescriptionBust of John Hunter by Francis Chantrey, inscribed, 1820.
This bust was ordered by the Council of the Royal College of Surgeons in 1819 and purchased the following year. The head derives from the portrait of Hunter by Joshua Reynolds.
Production date 1820
Sitter/subject
purchased
Related objectsRCSSC/P 121RCSSC/P 124A
Physical Location
Location
Not on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionMarble, height 54cm, on a round socle 12cm high (weathered).
Materialmarble
HUNTERJOHN HUNTER/CHANTREY. Sct./1820
Dimensions
whole height: 640 mm
whole width: 410 mm
whole depth: 300 mm
socle diameter: 200 mm
whole weight: 50 kg
whole width: 410 mm
whole depth: 300 mm
socle diameter: 200 mm
whole weight: 50 kg