Chief Justice John Eardly Wilmot (1709-1792)
Relief
1767 (exhibited)
1767 (exhibited)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
John Eardley Wilmot was the parliamentary commissioner appointed in 1783 to investigate claims by American Loyalists for compensation for the losses they has suffered as a result of the Americal Revolutionary War.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Chief Justice John Eardly Wilmot (1709-1792) |
| Materials and techniques | Wax |
| Brief description | Relief, wax, Scottish, attributed to James Tassie (1735-1799), exhibited 1767 |
| Physical description | The profile relief, in cream wax on black glass, of Wilmot is shown facing to the right. He wears a curly wig tied at the base of his neck, and a cloak with an insignia over. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CHIEF JUSTICE EARDLEY WILMOT [?] / 1709-1792. PATERSON GEORGE ST. EDINBURGH 1904 / U/CD/ - / This Portrait is unsigned but there can be no hesitation in ascribing it to the masterhand of JAS-Tassie d.1799 / - compare his portrait of LORD MANSFIELD (motto / UNI AEQUUS VIRTUTI) - the handling is identical. PERCY BATE'. (Handwritten label on the back.) |
| Credit line | From the Mary Bate Collection. |
| Object history | From the Mary Bate Collection, ex. loan 127. Bought from Philip Bate £90. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | John Eardley Wilmot was the parliamentary commissioner appointed in 1783 to investigate claims by American Loyalists for compensation for the losses they has suffered as a result of the Americal Revolutionary War. |
| Bibliographic reference | Apollo, November 1970, p. 139. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | A.67-1970 |
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| Record created | March 18, 2004 |
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