Portrait of James Ferguson
Date
1785
Sitter
James Ferguson (1710 - 1776, British) , Astronomer
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Creator - Organisation
William Bent, Publisher
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 160mm
width (print): 129mm
width (print): 129mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of James Ferguson, in an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘JAMES FERGUSON, F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1763’.
James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a British astronomer and instrument maker, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763.
Provenance: Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p21.
Inscribed ‘JAMES FERGUSON, F.R.S.’ and pencilled ‘1763’.
James Ferguson (1710-1776) was a British astronomer and instrument maker, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763.
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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