Portrait of James Bradley
Date
ca. late 18th early 19th century
Sitter
James Bradley (1692 - 1762, British) , Clergyman
Creator
Edward Scriven (1775 - 1841, British) , Engraver
After
Thomas Hudson (1701 - 1779, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 152mm
width (print): 152mm
Description
Half-length portrait of James Bradley in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed. He wears cassock with bands and a shoulder length wig. Oval in a rectangular frame.
Inscribed ‘Engraved by E. Scriven BRADLEY. From the original Picture by Richardson in the possession of the Royal Society’ and pencilled ‘1718’.
This portrait if after a painting by Thomas Hudson, not Richardson as indicated in the inscription.
James Bradley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.4
Inscribed ‘Engraved by E. Scriven BRADLEY. From the original Picture by Richardson in the possession of the Royal Society’ and pencilled ‘1718’.
This portrait if after a painting by Thomas Hudson, not Richardson as indicated in the inscription.
James Bradley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1718.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.4
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