William Holme (?). Mezzotint by W. Ward, ca. 1820, after T. Stewardson.

  • Stewardson, Thomas, 1781-1859.
Date:
[1820?]
Reference:
22464i
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Description

Described by Chaloner Smith as William Holme, half-length, sitting, directed and facing slightly to left, looking to front, white cravat, dark coat buttoned. Holme not further identified. Described as "M.D." on mount of one of the impressions catalogued, but this has not been confirmed. Not the William Holme listed as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1854 (the present sitter was born much earlier); not a member of the Edinburgh College of Surgeons either (letter from Dorothy U. Wardle, Librarian, 20 March 1970)

Publication/Creation

[London] : [publisher not identified], [1820?]

Physical description

1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 31.6 x 25.4 cm

Contributors

Creator/production credits

Attribution to Thomas Stewardson and date 1820 from National Portrait Gallery catalogue

References note

J. Chaloner Smith, British mezzotinto portraits, vol. 4, London 1883, p 1469, William Ward no. 48
Not in: R. Burgess, Portraits of doctors & scientists in the Wellcome Institute, London 1973 (omitted owing to uncertain identity of subject)

Reference

Wellcome Collection 22464i

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