Walter Baker, Inventor of a Medicine

Thomas Worlidge

Associated Names
Thomas Worlidge

Artist, British, 1700 - 1766

The image depicts a man in 18th-century attire seated in a chair. He is facing slightly to the left, looking at the viewer. The man has a detailed face with visible eyes, nose, and lips. He has a wig styled in soft curls. The man's clothing includes a dark coat with buttons and a decorative collar. His left arm rests on a surface, possibly holding a pen, directed towards an open book on a table in front of him. The chair has carved details on the left side. The background is heavily shaded, focusing on the man's head and upper body, with the rest of the image plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.5 × 15.5 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.167

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

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Wikidata ID

Q65086980

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