Portrait of John Dollond (1706-1761) Mr Dobson 21st January 1981

21st January 1981

View through arches of Westminster Abbey

'Brixton purgatory'

Inscribed above 'NUMISMA GERMANUM INCLYTO SUI NOMINIS VIRO D:' The circular inscription reads: 'IO: BAPT: FORNASARIUS IV: COLL: Bon: Nob: in Patr: Archig: I

Col Dalmahoy in a remarkable wig makes a pass at a young woman

Portrait of John Dollond (1706-1761) Mr Dobson 21st January 1981Half length portrait of John Dollond, seated at a table, wearing a brown coat, white shirt and cravat. On the table is a volume with 'Opticks' [presumably denoting Sir Isaac Newton's work] written on the top edge, and a small brass boxed lens resting on top of the volume. Dollond holds a similar, smaller lens in his left hand. John Dollond was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1761. Original: oil on panel, 282x215mm. 19th century