Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.1745

    Portrait of William Herschel

    Date
    c.1800
    Sitter
    William Herschel (1738 - 1822, German-British) , Astronomer
    Creator
    Johann Friedrich Müller (1782 - 1816, German) , Engraver
    After
    Friedrich Rehberg (1758 - 1835, German) , Painter
    Object type
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    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 190mm
    width (print): 150mm
    Subject
    Description
    Half-length portrait of William Herschel turned towards the right, as viewed. Herschel is shown in a heavy robe with a white cravat around his neck and his hair combed backwards.

    Inscribed below: ‘William Herschel – FRS’

    Sir William Herschel (1738 – 1822), German-British astronomer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1781 and was awarded the Copley Medal the same year.
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