FDA-E.3382-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-E.3382-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
George Wilson ESQ
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Print of a man from the chest up, facing towards the left; wears a dark jacket with large buttons, white shirt and cravat; powdered wig
Description
Content (person)
Wilson, George, 1751 - 1816 (Sitter)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 540mm
width (actual size): 372mm
width (actual size): 372mm
Inscription
Lettered, under print: 'Drawn by J. Downman, 1789. / London; Engraved by Chas. Picart. 1818. / GEORGE WILSON, ESQR. / Late of Lincolns Inn. / BORN DEC 1, 1751 - DIED JUNE 11, 1816.'
Materials & techniques note
Stipple engraving
Production
Person
Date
1818
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Abdalla Mirghani; by whom presented to Eton College in 2024
