Portrait of Richard Anthony Proctor
Date
late 19th century
Sitter
Richard Anthony Proctor (1837 - 1888, British) , Astronomer
Creator
George Edward Perine (1837 - 1885, American) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Eclectic Magazine - Leavitt, Trow & Co. , Publisher
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 234mm
width (print): 158mm
width (print): 158mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Richard Anthony Proctor, in three quarter profile to the left as viewed and looking out to distance. He wears jacket, waistcoat, shirt and bow tie. He has a short hair and mutton chop sideburns.
Inscribed ‘Engraved for the Eclectic by Geo E Perine, New York. RICHARD A. PROCTOR, F.R.S.’
Richard Anthony Proctor was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British astronomer best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars.
Inscribed ‘Engraved for the Eclectic by Geo E Perine, New York. RICHARD A. PROCTOR, F.R.S.’
Richard Anthony Proctor was not a Fellow of the Royal Society he was a British astronomer best remembered for having produced one of the earliest maps of Mars.
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