Portrait of James Brindley
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
James Brindley (1716, British) , Engineer
Creator
Henry Richard Cook (British) , Engraver
After
Francis Parsons (1733, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 119mm
width (print): 94mm
height (paper support): 220mm
width (paper support): 149mm
width (print): 94mm
height (paper support): 220mm
width (paper support): 149mm
Description
Three-quarter length portrait of James Brindley standing in three quarter profile to the left as viewed and leaning on surveying instrument. Barton Aqueduct [?] in background on left hand side as viewed and urn with vine to the right, with a tree behind.
Inscribed ‘Painted by F Parsons. Engraved by H. Cook.’ and pencilled on paper support James Brindley’
James Brindley was not a Fellow of the Royal Society, he was an engineer.
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 ‘Painted by F Parsons. Engraved by H. Cook.’ and pencilled on paper support James Brindley’
James Brindley was not a Fellow of the Royal Society, he was an engineer.
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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