Portrait of John Dollond
Date
1804
Sitter
John Dollond (1706 - 1761, British) , Instrument maker
Creator
K Mackenzie, Printmaker
Creator - Organisation
Alexander Tilloch, Publisher
After
Benjamin Wilson (1721 - 1788, British) , Artist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 97mm
width (print): 74mm
height (paper support): 179mm
width (paper support): 148mm
width (print): 74mm
height (paper support): 179mm
width (paper support): 148mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Half-length portrait of John Dollond, seated at a table, wearing a coat, shirt and cravat. On the table is a volume of Opticks and a small-boxed lens resting on top, he holds a smaller lens in his left hand.
John Dollond (1706-1761) was a British instrument maker and optician, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1761.
Inscribed in pencil on paper support ‘1761 John Dollond FRS.’
John Dollond (1706-1761) was a British instrument maker and optician, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society 1761.
Inscribed in pencil on paper support ‘1761 John Dollond FRS.’
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