Portrait Bust of Thomas Prior

RDS_treasures_259_Van Nost_Thomas Prior.jpg

Title

Portrait Bust of Thomas Prior

Date

Identifier

RDS_treasures_259_Van Nost_Thomas Prior.jpg

Description

Portrait bust of Thomas Prior, leading founder and first Secretary of the Dublin Society. The subject modelled wearing classical robes, head inclined slightly to the right, inscribed J I van Nost Ft 1760 and the socle inscribed Thomas Prior.

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

1760

Original Format

Marble

Physical Dimensions

68.5 cm

Collection

Citation

Van Nost, John, the younger, 1713-1780, “Portrait Bust of Thomas Prior,” RDS, accessed October 14, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3845.

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