Portrait of John Bowes
Title
Portrait of John Bowes
Creator
Date
Identifier
RDS_treasures_28_Pope_John Bowes.jpg
Subject
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.
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
Citation
Pope, Alexander, 1763-1835, “Portrait of John Bowes,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed June 23, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3807.