Portrait of John Abernethy
Date
1819
Sitter
John Abernethy (1764 - 1831, British) , Surgeon, Surgeon
Creator
James Thomson (1788 - 1850, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
James Asperne, Publisher
After
James Thomson (1788 - 1850, British) , Artist
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 217mm
width (print): 128mm
width (print): 128mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of John Abernethy in left profile. He wears wig with queue and is dressed in regency-style clothing of high collared double breasted jacket with shirt and cravat.
Inscribed ‘LONDON. Published for the European Magazine by J Asperne, 32 Cornhill 1st Nov 1819. John Abernethy F.R.S. Drawn & Engraved by J Thomson.'
Plate to European Magazine.
John Abernethy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1796.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.2
Inscribed ‘LONDON. Published for the European Magazine by J Asperne, 32 Cornhill 1st Nov 1819. John Abernethy F.R.S. Drawn & Engraved by J Thomson.'
Plate to European Magazine.
John Abernethy was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1796.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.2
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