Regency Portraits Catalogue

Davies Gilbert (formerly Giddy) (1767-1839), Scientist and antiquary; President of the Royal Society

Scientist and antiquary; President of the Royal Society; MP for Cornwall 1804-32.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Walker, Regency Portraits, National Portrait Gallery, 1985, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.