Portrait of William Snow Harris
Date
c.1842
Sitter
William Snow Harris (1791 - 1867, British) , Electrical engineer
Creator
James Dickson (British) , Artist
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 285mm
width (print): 225mm
width (print): 225mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of William Snow Harris turned slightly to the right in a double-breasted jacket. Harris is shown with short, dark hair with his eyes looking towards his left.
Inscribed below: ‘Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. Dickson Esqe/PROOF/William Snow Harris/F.R.S./Published by J. Dickson. 114 New Bond St.’ Affixed with the Royal Society stamp reading ‘Soc.Reg.Lond.’
Sir William Snow Harris (1791-1867), British physician and electrical engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1835 and delivered the Bakerian Lecture in 1839.
Inscribed below: ‘Drawn from Life & on Stone by J. Dickson Esqe/PROOF/William Snow Harris/F.R.S./Published by J. Dickson. 114 New Bond St.’ Affixed with the Royal Society stamp reading ‘Soc.Reg.Lond.’
Sir William Snow Harris (1791-1867), British physician and electrical engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1831. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1835 and delivered the Bakerian Lecture in 1839.