File:PE 73 Engraving by James Godby of William Herschel.jpg

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Dr. Herschel
Artist
James Godby  (1790–1815)  wikidata:Q16736179
 
Description English engraver
Date of birth/death 1790 Edit this at Wikidata 1815 Edit this at Wikidata
Work period fl. 1790–1815
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q16736179
Friedrich Rehberg  (1758–1835)  wikidata:Q5503892
 
Alternative names
Christian Friedrich Rehberg
Description German painter and lithographer
Date of birth/death 22 October 1758 Edit this at Wikidata 20 August 1835 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Hanover Edit this at Wikidata Munich Edit this at Wikidata
Work period 1773 Edit this at Wikidata–1835 Edit this at Wikidata
Work location
Hannover, Dessau, Rome, Naples
Authority file
artist QS:P170,Q5503892
Title
Dr. Herschel
Description
English: Engraving by James Godby of a portrait of astronomer William Herschel, showing him against the background of Gemini where he discovered the planet Uranus in 1781.
Deutsch: Punktierstich von James Godby. Das Portrait zeigt den Astronomen Wilhelm Herschel vor dem Nachthimmel mit dem Sternbild der Zwillinge, in dem er 1781 den Planeten Uranus entdeckte
Date 1814
date QS:P571,+1814-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium stipple engraving mounted on card
Dimensions height: 31 cm (12.2 in); width: 23 cm (9 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,31U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,23U174728
Current location
Images from the Institute of Astronomy Library
Accession number
Series/Report no.: PE/73
Notes publisher: Frederick Rehberg of London.
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