Robert Thyer (d. 1781)
Summary
Man, head and shoulders; brown wig, white shirt and cravat, dark red coat with collar. Narrow oval silver and gold frame with loop, decorated on front edges with chased floral design, back slightly concave; glazed. Believed to be a portrait of Robert Thyer; Brasenose, Oxford. Chethams Librarian 1732-63. m. St. Ann's Church 1741. d. 1781 also poet. See similar portrait by Romney at Chetham's Hidden at Heaton Hall after '45.
Object Name
Robert Thyer (d. 1781)
Date Created
1740-1760
Dimensions
frame: 4.4cm x 3.8cm
accession number
1969.139
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
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