Portrait of John Pearson
Date
ca. 17th century
Sitter
John Pearson (1613 - 1686, British) , Clergyman
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 177mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 227mm
width (paper support): 151mm
width (print): 105mm
height (paper support): 227mm
width (paper support): 151mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Pearson, turned slightly to the left as viewed and looking directly to viewer. He wears cap, cassock and bands. Oval in a rectangular frame.
Inscribed ‘Bp. Pearson’.
John Pearson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1667 and was vice president from 1676 to 1675.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.62
Inscribed ‘Bp. Pearson’.
John Pearson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1667 and was vice president from 1676 to 1675.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.62
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