Sir Samuel Garth
Summary
A portrait of a middle aged man in an ornate frame. The subject is facing to the right with his head turned to face the viewer. He wears a long curly wig. The base of the frame is decorated with an image of a man standing at a smoking bowl with a boy to the right using a large mortar and pestle. There is a snake wound around a stick to the left and a lyre with books to the right. The frame is inscribed "SR SAMUEL GARTH M.D.".
Object Name
Sir Samuel Garth
Creators Name
Date Created
1748
Dimensions
plate mark: 36cm x 22.2cm
support: 39.9cm x 24.8cm
accession number
1920.392
Collection Group
Place of creation
London
Support
paper
Medium
ink (black)
Credit
Dr David Lloyd Roberts bequest, 1920
