Portrait of Patrick Russell
Date
ca. 18th century
Sitter
Patrick Russell (1727 - 1805, British) , Physician
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 204mm
width (print): 175mm
height (paper support): 294mm
width (paper support): 242mm
width (print): 175mm
height (paper support): 294mm
width (paper support): 242mm
Subject
Medical Sciences
Biology
> Zoology
> Herpetology
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British Empire
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
Biology
> Zoology
> Herpetology
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British Empire
Politics & Government
> Political doctrines
> British colonialism
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Patrick Russell, turned to the right and looking straight at viewer. He wears collarless jacket and turban.
Inscribed ‘PATRICK RUSSELL M.D. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1777’.
Patrick Russell (1727-1805), British physician and naturalist to the East India Company, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1777.
Inscribed ‘PATRICK RUSSELL M.D. F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1777’.
Patrick Russell (1727-1805), British physician and naturalist to the East India Company, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1777.
Object history
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.69
Associated place