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RefNoIM/003108
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TitlePortrait of Colin Milne
ArtistHoll; William (1771 - 1838); engraver
Date1804
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Colin Milne (1743 - 1815) in an oval frame, surmounted with flowers and leaves. His name is printed below with the post-nominal initials 'F.R.S.' crossed out in pencil, as he was not elected a Fellow of the Royal Society. Engraved by William Holl after John Russell (1745 - 1806).
InscriptionContentInscribed below portrait: ‘THE REVD DR COLIN MILNE, F.R.S.[crossed out] / Author of the Botanical Dictionary.’

Inscribed below illustration: ‘A view of Greenwich Hospital.’ ‘Russell, R.A. Portrait Painter to their Majesties, pinxt.’ ‘Holl sculpt.’ ‘London, Published for Dr Thornton, 1804.’
ObjectNameEngraving
MaterialsBlack and white engraving
NotesNot FRS
AccessStatusOpen
CopyrightThe Royal Society
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