Portrait of James Holman
Date
1849
Sitter
James Holman (1786 - 1857, British) , Traveller
Creator
John Richardson Jackson (1819 - 1877, British) , Engraver
After
John Prescott Knight (1803 - 1881, British) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 305mm
width (print): 240mm
width (print): 240mm
Description
Half-length seated portrait showing James Holman in a high-backed armchair in white shirt and long, dark jacket. He is shown in his sixties with neat, white hair and a bushy, white beard. His eyes are depicted half-closed as Holman had become blind at the age of 25, although he continued to travel extensively.
Inscribed below: ‘J. P. Knight Q.A. Pint/Lieut Holman/J. R. Jackson Se.’
James Holman (1786-1857), British adventurer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. He lost his sight during an illness in 1810 but continued to travel independently and, in 1832, became the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe.
Inscribed below: ‘J. P. Knight Q.A. Pint/Lieut Holman/J. R. Jackson Se.’
James Holman (1786-1857), British adventurer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. He lost his sight during an illness in 1810 but continued to travel independently and, in 1832, became the first blind person to circumnavigate the globe.