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Portrait of Charles Giesecke

Title

Portrait of Charles Giesecke

Creator

Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823

Date

1817

Identifier

RDS_treasures_184_Raeburn_Charles Giesecke.jpg

Subject

Giesecke, Carl Ludwig, 1761-1833
Portrait painting, Scottish -- 19th century
Royal Dublin Society

Description

Charles Giesecke, Professor of Mineralogy to the Dublin Society. The subject depicted bust length, directed right, his face in three-quarter profile, wearing a brown, tall-collard coat and a white cravat, against a dark background.

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

Painting

Coverage

Ca.1817

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

76 x 53 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Raeburn, Henry, Sir, 1756-1823, “Portrait of Charles Giesecke,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed June 17, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3867.

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