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Portrait of John Bowes

Title

Portrait of John Bowes

Creator

Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835

Date

1783

Identifier

RDS_treasures_28_Pope_John Bowes.jpg

Subject

Portrait painting--18th century
Portrait painting, Irish
Bowes, John Bowes, Baron, 1690-1767

Description

Posthumous portrait of John Bowes (1690-1767), Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland, later 1st Baron Bowes of Clonlyon, County Meath, and Lord High Chancellor of Ireland (1757-1767). The subject modelled bust length in proper right three-quarter profile, gazing front, wearing robes of office, with lace-edged bands and full-bottom wig.
Alexander Pope was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Works on paper

Coverage

1783

Original Format

Paper laid on canvas

Physical Dimensions

66 x 56 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835, “Portrait of John Bowes,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed June 23, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3807.

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