Portrait of Adam Ferguson
Date
1799
Sitter
Adam Ferguson (1723 - 1816, British) , Ferguson of Raith, Philosopher
Creator
William Ridley (1764 - 1838, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Vernor & Hood, Publisher
After
Joshua Reynolds (1723 - 1792, British) , Portraitist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 164mm
width (plate): 110mm
height (print): 234mm
width (print): 143mm
width (plate): 110mm
height (print): 234mm
width (print): 143mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Adam Ferguson, in an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘Sir Josa. Reynolds pinxt. Ridley Sculpt. ADAM FERGUSSON LLD & FRS. Published by Vernor Hood. 31 Poultry. Augt 1. 1799.’
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was a British philosopher and historian of Scottish Enlightenment. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society but a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
Inscribed ‘Sir Josa. Reynolds pinxt. Ridley Sculpt. ADAM FERGUSSON LLD & FRS. Published by Vernor Hood. 31 Poultry. Augt 1. 1799.’
Adam Ferguson (1723-1816) was a British philosopher and historian of Scottish Enlightenment. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society but a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
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