Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742) William Thomas Fry
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Portrait of Edmond Halley (1656-1742)
Edmond Halley as an old man, wearing a loose black robe over a lighter coat. Beneath that, a white shirt with a fine squared collar at the neck. He wears a shoulder length wig. Behind him, in a curtained recess, are two bound books on a shelf. Inscribed "Engraved by W.T.Fry from an original Picture ascribed to Dahl in the possession of the Royal Society. HALLEY. WILLIAM MACKENZIE, GALSGOW EDINBURGH LONDON & NEW YORK". Edmond Halley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1678.
Original: stipple engraving. ca. 1830s
- Image reference: RS-1570
- The Royal Society
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