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RefNoP/0064
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Hill, Abraham
Artistattributed to Hales, John
Date1650s
DescriptionHead and shoulders portrait of Abraham Hill regarding the viewer over his right shoulder. Head and shoulders portrait of Abraham Hill regarding the viewer over his right shoulder. Hill’s dress is simple, a dark robe with a white square collar visible at the neck.
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions762 x 635 mm
NotesRobinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980)
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceOn permanent loan from Mrs Ursula Hill, 1950, and later from Colonel Christopher Richard Hill
RelatedMaterialP/0281
RelatedRecordIM/002091
URLDescriptionDigital version available at the Royal Society Picture Library
URLhttps://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9738
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CodePersonNameDates
NA6148Hill; Abraham (1633 - 1721); merchant1633 - 1721
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