Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9532
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Portrait of Peter Collinson
Date
19th century
Sitter
Peter Collinson (1694 - 1768, British) , Botanist
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 94mm
width (print): 82mm
width (print): 82mm
Subject
Description
Oval head and shoulders portrait of Collinson.
Inscribed: “PETER COLLINSON. FRS: SAS: ACAD.REG.BEROL: et SVEC.SOC. ”
Peter Collinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.
Inscribed: “PETER COLLINSON. FRS: SAS: ACAD.REG.BEROL: et SVEC.SOC. ”
Peter Collinson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1728.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.11. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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