James Paget (1814-1899)
Reproduction
Object numberRCSSC/P 187
CollectionSpecial collections
CategoryVisual works
TitleJames Paget (1814-1899)
DescriptionPortrait of James Paget, signed 'WHW' or 'WHN' and dated 1838.
Half length, profile to left, wearing a coat with a high collar, light waistcoat and a black cravat.
Paget was President of the College in 1875.
Production date 1838
Sitter/subject
presented
Thompson, Anthony (1958)
Physical Location
LocationNot on public display: contact museum for access conditions
Physical Information
Physical descriptionPencil on paper, 20cm by 14cm. Mount measures 294mm height x 234mm width, window of the mount is 200mm height x 137mm width.
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Bibliography
SourceLe Fanu 1960
TranscriptThe drawing is said to be a copy of another which is now not traceable.
