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Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century.Artist: E Scriven

Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century.Artist: E Scriven

1-148-261 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Sir Wilhelm Friedrich Herschel, German-born British astronomer and composer, 19th century. Herschel (1738-1822) became famous for discovering the planet Uranus, and made many other astronomical discoveries. Here he holds a diagram marked The Georgian Planet With its Satellites, probably a reference to his discovery of Uranus in 1781.

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People Information

Creator
  1. E Scriven, attributed to: : Artist, engraver
After
  1. John Russell: British: Artist, painter, printmaker, author
Subject
  1. Sir William Herschel: German; British: Astronomer, composer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3644x4812
File Size : 51,372kb

Aliases

  1. 0580000523
  1. 1-148-261
  1. 1148261
  1. 523
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