Accession No
6140
Brief Description
watercolour painting of John Flamsteed, by Silvester Harding, Engish, 1745-1809 (c)
Origin
England; London
Maker
Harding, Sylvester
Class
prints; astronomy
Earliest Date
1775
Latest Date
1800
Inscription Date
Material
paper; glass; metal
Dimensions
Length 425mm; width 350mm; height 18mm (in frame)
Special Collection
Provenance
Purchased from Christies, South Kensington. 85, Brompton Road, London, SW7 on or before 10/07/2007.
Inscription
“Flamsteed (Astron: Reg:) (From a picture at the Royal Society)” (front, bottom)
“Flamsteed, Astron, Reg:/ from an original picture at the R’ Society/ WCDF Sylvester Harding” (reverse)
Description Notes
Watercolour on paper of the Reverend John Flamsteed, entitled ‘Dr Flamsteed seated in clerical robes by table’, by Sylvester Harding (1745-1809).
Flamsteed has a book under his left hand.
Painting has dark grey mount and brass-coloured frame.
Condition: Fair.
Frame has small chip along right-hand edge, a number of small scratches and chipped corners. Glass cracked, bottom left corner.
References
Events
Description
The Reverend John Flamsteed (1646 - 1719) was appointed the first English Astronomer Royal in 1675, was a member of the Royal Society, calculated the solar eclipses of 1666 and 1668, and was responsible for several of the early sightings of the planet Uranus.
Sylvester Harding (1745 - 1809) was a successful portrait artist, engraver and miniaturist, who exhibited at the Royal Academy between 1777 and 1787.
FM:46609
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