Portrait of Alexander Russell
Date
late 18th century
Sitter
Alexander Russell (1715 - 1768, British) , Physician
Creator
Thomas Trotter (1750 - 1803, British) , Engraver
After
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811, British) , Painter
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 95mm
width (print): 84mm
height (paper support): 176mm
width (paper support): 132mm
width (print): 84mm
height (paper support): 176mm
width (paper support): 132mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander Russell, turned to the left as viewed and looking out to viewer. He wears shoulder length wig, collarless jacket and lace necktie. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘ALEXANDER RUSSELL M.D: F.R.S:’ and pencilled ‘1756’.
Alexander Russell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.69
Inscribed ‘ALEXANDER RUSSELL M.D: F.R.S:’ and pencilled ‘1756’.
Alexander Russell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1756.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.69
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