Accession No

1250

Brief Description

engraving, portrait of Jesse Ramsden, by John Jones after R. Holme, English, 1791

Origin

England; London; Pall Mall

Maker

Jones, John [engraver] Holme, R. [original artist] Molteno Colnaghi and Company [publisher]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1791

Latest Date

1791

Inscription Date

1791

Material

paper; wood; glass; plastic

Dimensions

height 613mm; breadth 470mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased in 1955.

Inscription

‘Painted by R.Holme Engraved by John Jones.
I.Ramsden.
Optician to his Majesty.
London. Pubd. as the Act directs Jany. the 1st. 1791 by Messrs Molteno Colnaghi & Co. Pall Mall.’ (on bottom of print)

Description Notes

Mezzotint after the painting by R. Holme. Ramsden seated with scale in left hand dividing engine by his right and the Palermo Circle behind. Some blemishes around border.

Mounted and framed.

Condition fair; complete

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