Portrait of Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767-1851) mb-artist Jefferies central India

central India

In the foreground an argument has developed

Original is oil on canvas on board 75

Somerset House originally housed public offices

Portrait of Johann Heinrich Friedrich Link (1767-1851) mb-artist Jefferies central IndiaHead and shoulders portrait of Link looking to the left as viewed. Inscribed: 'Dessin et Grav par Ambroise Tardieu d'apres le Portrait original de Kruger. HENRI Fic. LINK (Botaniste et Medecin), Professeur de Botanique et de Matiere medicale a Berlin. Ne a Hildesheim (Rme. De Hanovre) le 2 Fevriere 1767'. In pencil lower left : 'El. 1742 ob 1851.' J H F Link was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1842. Original: stipple engraving. 19th century