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Title

Portrait of Robert J. Hunter

Date

Identifier

RDS_treasures_171_Jones_Robert Hunter.jpg

Description

Portrait of Robert J. Hunter, Secretary of the Irish Turf Club and Keeper of the Match Book. The subject depicted three-quarter length, directed slightly left, in three-quarter profile, gazing front; seated at a desk upon which are two bound volumes and an upended squire-style top hat, his parted hands resting in his lap; wearing a dark coat, white shirt with standing collar points and black cravat; in the background, a single, framed print hangs on the wall; signed with monogram lower right TAJ.
Sir Thomas Alfred Jones was a pupil at the Royal Dublin Society Drawing Schools.

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

1885

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Oil on canvas

Physical Dimensions

127 x 101.5 cm

Collection:

RDS Art Collection


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Citation

Jones, Thomas Alfred, 1823-1893, “Portrait of Robert J. Hunter,” RDS, accessed April 20, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3990.

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RDS_treasures_171_Jones_Robert Hunter.jpeg