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Portrait of Hans Sloane
Godfrey Kneller1716
The Royal Society
London, United Kingdom
Head and shoulders portrait of Sir Hans Sloane in a painted oval, body turned to the left as viewed. Sloane wears a shoulder-length grey wig, brown coat and has a white lace-trimmed neck-cloth. Hans Sloane was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1685, he served as its President from 1727 to 1741.
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- Title: Portrait of Hans Sloane
- Creator: Godfrey Kneller (1646-1723)
- Date Created: 1716
- Provenance: Presented by Sir Hans Sloane, 1716.
- Rights: Copyright The Royal Society, 2018
- External Link: To license this image please visit the Royal Society Picture Library
- Medium: Oil, Canvas
- Scientist: Hans Sloane (1660-1753)
- Catalogue Reference: P/0118
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