Accession No

3971

Brief Description

print, Posselwhite, early 19th century

Origin

London; England

Maker

Posselwhite. J.

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

breadth 178mm; height 270mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased, 1990.

Inscription

‘Engraved by J. Posselwhite
DOLLOND.
From an original Picture in the Royal Observatory, Greenwich.
Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
Published by Wm. Orr & Co. London.’

Description Notes

Stipple engraving. Dollond seated at table with book, ‘Opticks’. Some blemishes on white surrounding paper. Top right corner torn off.

Wh: 3484 is a copy of the same print but with a different publisher’s name.

Mounted and framed.

Condition: fair; complete.

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