Sir Martin Archer Shee P.R.A. (1769-1850) Portrait of William Norris (1757-1827) Oil on canvas in...

Sir Martin Archer Shee P.R.A. (1769-1850)

Portrait of William Norris (1757-1827)

Oil on canvas in a large giltwood frame

76 x 64cm; 30 x 25in

William Norris was President of The Royal College of Surgeons 1824, having been Vice-President in 1822 and 1823. In 1817 and 1825 he delivered the Hunterian Oration.

Provenance:

A private collection

Exhibited:

The Royal Academy Exhibition 1826, No. 152

Literature:

A Dictionary of Irish Artists by Walter G. Strickland (1913), Sir Martin Archer Shee, p.343