Feb 25, 2025
William Robinson, Later Sir William Robinson, Knt.
Artist: Godfrey Kneller (British, 1646 - 1723)
Date: 1693
Medium: Oil on canvas
Collection: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA, United States
Description
Standing half-length, three-quarters left, his left elbow on a rock. The hand holding a sheet of paper, on which is a drawn figure of an oval within a parallelogram. His right hand, at hip level, points to the left. He wears a long peruke, a cravat with loose ends, and a wine-brown cloack. A rock, with sprays of foliage, behind him. A view of water and shipping in left background.
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