John Smeaton

• Engraved by R. Woodman, after a painting by Mortimer. Published by Charles Knight & Co., Ludgate Street.
  Made in London
• Plate: 11.5 x 7.75 in.
  Stipple engraving on wove paper
• Not on display
• Gift of Fisher Scientific International
• Fisher Collection
• FA 2000.001.021
• No known copyright restrictions

Description

An engraving of John Smeaton (1724–1792) seated with his right hand tucked in his vest. In the left background is a lighthouse.

Inscription

From an original Picture ascribed to Mortimer in the possession of the Royal Society