Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.2937

    Portrait of George Ormerod

    Date
    1819
    Sitter
    George Ormerod (1785 - 1873, British) , Antiquary
    Creator
    Henry Hoppner Meyer (1782 - 1847, British) , Engraver
    After
    John Jackson (1778 - 1831, British) , Draughtsman
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    Dimensions
    height (print): 200mm
    width (print): 185mm
    Description
    Half-length seated portrait of George Ormerod, turned towards his right. He is shown sitting behind a desk, with a book in his left hand and his spectacles in his right. Two large books are also visible on the desk, with their spines facing the viewer. Ormerod is presented in a jacket, shirt and cravat.

    Inscribed below: ‘_ckson, RA. pinxt’ ‘H. Meyer, sculpt’ ‘George Ormerod. L.L.D. F.R.S. & S.A.’ ‘

    George Ormerod (1785-1873), British antiquary, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1819.
    Object history
    Originally published as the frontispiece to his George Ormerod's 'History of Cheshire'. Published by Lackington & Co., 1819.
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