Portrait of William Herschel
Date
1924
Sitter
William Herschel (1738 - 1822, German-British) , Astronomer
Creator
Sidney Mackenzie Litten (1887, British) , Printmaker
Creator - Organisation
Museum Galleries, Publisher
After
Lemuel Francis Abbott (1755 - 1803, British) , Portraitist
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Herschel, body inclined to the left and looking off to the right as viewed. He wears buckled wig with red jacket and cravat.
Inscribed ‘Published 1924 by the Museum Galleries, 53, Shorts Gardens, London, W.C. Copyright’ top centre and signed by the artist lower rights. Embossed logo ‘KGLN’ [?] lower right.
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) was a British astronomer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1781.
Inscribed ‘Published 1924 by the Museum Galleries, 53, Shorts Gardens, London, W.C. Copyright’ top centre and signed by the artist lower rights. Embossed logo ‘KGLN’ [?] lower right.
Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) was a British astronomer, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1781.
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