Portrait of David Brewster
Date
1832
Sitter
David Brewster (1781 - 1868, British) , Physicist
Creator
William Holl (1807 - 1871, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Fisher Son & Co., Publisher
After
Henry Raeburn (1756 - 1823, Scottish) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 113mm
width (print): 91mm
height (paper support): 195mm
width (paper support): 148mm
width (print): 91mm
height (paper support): 195mm
width (paper support): 148mm
Description
Half-length portrait of David Brewster inclined to the right as viewed and looking off to distance. He wears regency-style jacket with high collared shirt and cravat.
Inscribed in pencil on paper support ‘1815 Sir D Brewster’
Sir David Brewster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815.
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 in pencil on paper support ‘1815 Sir D Brewster’
Sir David Brewster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815.
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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