Portrait of John Smeaton
Date
Early 19th century
Sitter
John Smeaton (1724 - 1792, British) , Civil engineer
Creator
Richard Woodman (1784 - 1859, British) , Engraver
After
Mather Brown (1761 - 1831, American) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 132mm
width (print): 108mm
height (paper support): 164mm
width (paper support): 118mm
width (print): 108mm
height (paper support): 164mm
width (paper support): 118mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of John Smeaton seated with right hand inside waistcoat and the left hand resting in front. He wears short wig, coat and shirt with ruffled sleeve cuffs. To the left as viewed is the Eddystone lighthouse.
Inscribed ‘1753’ in pencil and ‘John Smeaton FRS’ in pen.
John Smeaton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753 and was awarded the Copley medal in 1759.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.73
Inscribed ‘1753’ in pencil and ‘John Smeaton FRS’ in pen.
John Smeaton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1753 and was awarded the Copley medal in 1759.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.73
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