PY6059

Sir William Herschel (1738-1822) Long Caption: Photogravure of Wiliam Herschel after John Russell entitled 'Wm Herschel'. The Georgian Planet with its Satellites, 1794. The original portrait was produced by John Russell (1745-1806) in 1794 and shows William, then aged 56, holding a sketch of 'The Georgian Planet with its Satellites'. The Georgian planet is the name Herschel gave to Uranus the planet he discovered in 1781 naming it after King George III, a common tactic used by those looking for patronage. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection Object: PAH6059 Artist: John Russell Date: unknown Medium: photogravure Size: 261 mm x 201 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.