John Harrison, c1835. Artist: William Holl

John Harrison, c1835. Artist: William Holl

1-154-908 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

John Harrison, c1835. Portrait of the English inventor and horologist wearing a wig. Harrison became famous for resolving one of the most problematic issues of his day - how to determine longitude while at sea. This was to take him over forty years, during which time he devised many other ways to improve the accuracy of time-keeping. The celebrated horologist is shown seated next to the H4 marine chronometer which was to make him world-famous.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. William Holl, attributed to: British: Artist, engraver, printmaker
After
  1. Thomas King: British: Artist
  2. Philippe Joseph Tassaert: French, Flemish: Artist, painter, engraver
Subject
  1. John Harrison: British: Inventor, horologist

Medium
  1. Engraving

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

People Inventors


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2096x2998
File Size : 18,410kb


Aliases

  1. PER/C000330
  1. 0460000895
  1. 1-154-908
  1. 1154908
  1. 895
  1. PER/C000330

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