Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9579
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Portrait of Stephen Groombridge
Date
19th century
Sitter
Stephen Groombridge (1755 - 1832, British) , Astronomer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 224mm
width (print): 153mm
width (print): 153mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Stephen Groombridge in a dark coat with an open waistcoat, high collar and neck cloth.
Inscribed: “STEPN. GROOMBRIDGE, F.R.S.
Stephen Groombridge was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1812.
Inscribed: “STEPN. GROOMBRIDGE, F.R.S.
Stephen Groombridge was elected a Fellow of Royal Society in 1812.
Object history
Noted in Catalogue of the prints in the possession of the Royal Society, by Henry George Plimmer FRS (1856-1918), manuscript, p.25. J.P.Gassiot Collection, purchased 1878.
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