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John Sherwen was a surgeon apothecary active in Enfield (Middlesex) and Bath. He was also a book collector and writer on literary matters including the poems written by Thomas Chatterton under the name of Thomas Rowley, which Sherwen thought were medieval. The portrait was probably painted in Bath, where John Hammond Jones practised as a painter.
Title
John Sherwen (1749–1826)
Date
1818
Medium
gouache on paper (?)
Measurements
H 10.3 x W 8.5 cm
Accession number
568266i
Acquisition method
presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome
Work type
Watercolour
Signature/marks description
Signed and dated: 'J. Hammond Jones 1818'
Wellcome Collection
183 Euston Road, London, Greater London NW1 2BE England
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