Portrait of John Fothergill
Date
ca. 18th century
Sitter
John Fothergill (1712 - 1780, British) , Physician, Physician
Creator
Francesco Bartolozzi (1727 - 1815, Italian) , Engraver
After
Richard Livesay (1750 - 1826, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 157mm
width (print): 107mm
height (paper support): 132mm
width (paper support): 198mm
width (print): 107mm
height (paper support): 132mm
width (paper support): 198mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Fothergill, he wears mid-length periwig with a collarless coat and cravat. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘R. Livesay pincs. F. Bartolozzi sculp. JOHN FOTHERGILL M.D. F.R.S. Oui suas artes, sua dona laetus et herbam et venae salientis ietum scive concessit, celerem et medendi Delius usum. From a Bust in the Possession of Dr. Lettsom.’ Pencilled ‘1763.’
John Fothergill (1712-1780) British physician, 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 ‘R. Livesay pincs. F. Bartolozzi sculp. JOHN FOTHERGILL M.D. F.R.S. Oui suas artes, sua dona laetus et herbam et venae salientis ietum scive concessit, celerem et medendi Delius usum. From a Bust in the Possession of Dr. Lettsom.’ Pencilled ‘1763.’
John Fothergill (1712-1780) British physician, 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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