Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.5491
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Portrait of John Ellicott
Date
ca. 1740
Sitter
John Ellicott (1701 - 1772, British) , Watchmaker
Creator
Robert Dunkarton (1744 - 1811, British) , Engraver
After
Nathaniel Dance-Holland (1735 - 1811, British) , Artist
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 378mm
width (print): 275mm
width (print): 275mm
Subject
Description
Three-quarter length seated portrait of John Ellicott. Ellicott sits cross-legged facing viewer, his right arm resting on a table and left hand in his lap.
Inscribed below: 'Nath.l Dance pinx. Rob.t Dunkarton fecit'; 'John Ellicott FRS Etat. 67. Clockmaker to his Majesty'.
John Ellicott was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738.
Inscribed below: 'Nath.l Dance pinx. Rob.t Dunkarton fecit'; 'John Ellicott FRS Etat. 67. Clockmaker to his Majesty'.
John Ellicott was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1738.
Object history
From "Collectanea Newtoniana", by Charles Turnor, 1837. Collected prints, original artwork and manuscripts relating to Sir Isaac Newton.
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