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Portrait Bust of William Maple

Title

Portrait Bust of William Maple

Creator

Cunningham, Patrick, d.1774

Date

1763

Identifier

RDS_treasures_271_Cunningham_William Maple.jpg

Subject

Sculpture
Portrait sculpture, Irish -- 18th century
Maple, William, 1661/71?–1762
Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society

Description

William Maple, 1661/71?–1762, chemist, was one of the founding members of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing a coat, classical robes and a chaperon, his head turned slightly towards the left, signed and dated P Cunningham AD 1763, and the socle inscribed William Maple.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

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

Sculpture

Coverage

1763

Original Format

Sculpture

Physical Dimensions

71 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Cunningham, Patrick, d.1774, “Portrait Bust of William Maple,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 19, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3827.

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