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[John Fothergill.]
Published as the Act Directs by Rob.t Stewart Near Great Turnstile Holborn January ye 27 1781.
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title, image 250 x 215mm (9¾ x 8½"). Trimmed. Two creases through image.
Dr. John Fothergill FRS (1712-80), physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker, based in London. A great friend of Benjamin Franklin, he helped to advance the interests of the Pennsylvania Hospital in England. In 1762 he sent anatomical drawings and anatomical casts of a pregnant woman to the hospital, which were greatly admired by medical students and the public, in addition to donating the first book to the hospital library. Franklin said of him: 'I cana harldy concieve that a better man ever existed.' By Robert Stewart (1776 - 1786; fl), London mezzotinter and publisher.
Not in BM. Chaloner Smith: undescribed.
[Ref: 9096] £360.00
Mezzotint, scratched letter proof before title, image 250 x 215mm (9¾ x 8½"). Trimmed. Two creases through image.
Dr. John Fothergill FRS (1712-80), physician, plant collector, philanthropist and Quaker, based in London. A great friend of Benjamin Franklin, he helped to advance the interests of the Pennsylvania Hospital in England. In 1762 he sent anatomical drawings and anatomical casts of a pregnant woman to the hospital, which were greatly admired by medical students and the public, in addition to donating the first book to the hospital library. Franklin said of him: 'I cana harldy concieve that a better man ever existed.' By Robert Stewart (1776 - 1786; fl), London mezzotinter and publisher.
Not in BM. Chaloner Smith: undescribed.
[Ref: 9096] £360.00