Portrait of John Harrison
Date
mid 18th century
Sitter
John Harrison (1693 - 1776, British) , Horologist
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 165mm
width (print): 112mm
width (print): 112mm
Subject
Description
Sculptured head of John Harrison, in left profile, with hair drawn back. In an oval frame.
Inscribed below: ‘Harrison’
Engraving from MS/648/5 Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
John Harrison (c.1693 - 1776), British horologist and scientific instrument maker, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed below: ‘Harrison’
Engraving from MS/648/5 Collectanea Newtoniana. A collection of prints and original artworks relating to Sir Isaac Newton, compiled and arranged by Charles Turnor, 1837.
John Harrison (c.1693 - 1776), British horologist and scientific instrument maker, was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
Charles Turnor presented his Collectanea Newtoniana. Being a selection of the most authentic engraved portraits of Sir Isaac Newton Knt., and other eminent Philosophers Mathematicians and Distinguished Men … to the Royal Society in 1837.
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