Portrait of Sir William Jones Size:L: 80 x 60cm With satirical verses beneath

With satirical verses beneath

St Mary's Roman Catholic Church

The border shows heraldic signs

Cleese served as rector of the University of St Andrews

reviewed by His Majesty (George III) on Wimbledon Common

Portrait of Sir William Jones Size:L: 80 x 60cm With satirical verses beneathHalf length portrait of Jones in a fur trimmed robe with white lace neck cloth and shirt cuffs. A book is held in his right hand, with the right arm resting against an architectural pillar. Inscribed: 'Engraved by J. Posselwhite, from the Picture in the Hall of University College, Oxford. SIR WILLIAM JONES. WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK.' In pencil lower left 'FRS 1772'. Sir William Jones was elected a Fellow of the Royal