A woman personifying geography. Engraving by J. Record after W. Collins after R. Willett.
- Willett, Ralph, 1719-1795.
- Date:
- [1785]
- Reference:
- 744103i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
She contemplates a globe and applies compasses to the equator
Publication/Creation
[London] : [J. Nichols], [1785]
Physical description
1 print : engraving ; platemark 27.7 x 41 cm
Lettering
Geography. Ralph Willett inv. Wm. Collins fec. James Record sculp.
Reference
Wellcome Collection 744103i
Reproduction note
Probably one of the designs that Willett had executed in plaster by the modeller William Collins on the coved ceiling of his library, in which Willett, assisted by Joseph Banks and James Athenian Stuart, traced the rise and progress of knowledge. In 1785 Willett published a description of the room in a folio with twenty-five engravings
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores