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Object number2014.03569

TitleMonochrome print of John Smeaton, 18th century civil engineer

Creator John Sewell (publisher)‎, Mather Brown (painter)‎, William Bromley (engraver)‎

DescriptionMonochrome print engraving of the engineer John Smeaton, apparently cut out from a larger page in a copy of the 'European Magazine.' From a painting in the possession of Alexander Aubert. A half-length portrait of Smeaton seated in a chair, with a lighthouse visible behind his right shoulder - this is the Eddystone Lighthouse built from 1755 to 1759, which Smeaton designed. A caption beneath the image gives basic biographical information on Smeaton as a civil engineer, Fellow of the Royal Society, and as having been born in Austhorpe, Yorkshire, in 1724. He died in 1792, and this print was produced 1 December that year. John Smeaton designed lighthouses, canals, harbours and bridges. He worked in civil and mechanical engineering, and was also a physicist.

Production placeCornhill

Production date 1792-12-01 - 1792-12-01

Object namemonochrome print

Object categoryvisual art

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Credit line“Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Clive Richards OBE DL and allocated to the ss Great Britain Trust, 2017”

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