James Ferguson
(1710-1776), Astronomer, instrument maker and scientific lecturer; miniature painterSitter in 3 portraits
by Robert Stewart, after John Townsend
mezzotint, published 1776
NPG D10616
by Robert Stewart, after John Townsend
mezzotint, published 7 December 1776
NPG D1944
by Francis Haward, published by Walter Shropshire, after James Northcote
mezzotint, published 20 March 1776
NPG D18921
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