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John Harrison. From an Engraving by Tassaert, published in 1768, after a painting by King. under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Portrait.
'John Harrison. From an Engraving by [P.J.] Tassaert, published in 1768, after a painting by [Thomas] King. Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.' A half-length portrait of John Harrison, whose chronometer H4 solved the longtitude question.
Print published in the SDUK's 'Gallery of Portraits: with memoirs', vol. 5 (1835), ed. Arthur Thomas Malkin. For other copies see ZBA4520 (XXX0298), ZBA4524 (XXX0299): also ZBA4523 (XXX0297) which is a reletted and re-worked impression, including a curtain swag in the right background.
'John Harrison. From an Engraving by [P.J.] Tassaert, published in 1768, after a painting by [Thomas] King. Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.' A half-length portrait of John Harrison, whose chronometer H4 solved the longtitude question.
Print published in the SDUK's 'Gallery of Portraits: with memoirs', vol. 5 (1835), ed. Arthur Thomas Malkin. For other copies see ZBA4520 (XXX0298), ZBA4524 (XXX0299): also ZBA4523 (XXX0297) which is a reletted and re-worked impression, including a curtain swag in the right background.
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Object Details
| ID: | PAD2851 |
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| Type: | |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Holl, W; William S Orr & Co Tassaert, Philippe Joseph King, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1768; 1835 |
| People: | Harrison, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Primary support: 272 mm x 183 mm; Mount: 483 mm x 318 mm |