Portrait of Samuel Horsley
Date
18th century
Sitter
Samuel Horsley (1733 - 1806, British) , Clergyman
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 275mm
width (print): 205mm
width (print): 205mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of Samuel Horsley, turned to the left as viewed, looking directly out at the viewer. With a curled wig, bands and episcopal robes, holding a book in one hand. Behind, writing equipment is visible.
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.
Samuel Horsley (1733–1806), bishop of St Asaph, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767.
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.
Samuel Horsley (1733–1806), bishop of St Asaph, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1767.
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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