Dr. Samuel Ogden

G Scott after C Sharp of Cambridge
Dr. Samuel Ogden
London, Aug 26th. 1793
Stipple engraving
190 x 140 mm
£75
A well executed oval portrait of Samuel Ogden, originally from Manchester. He studied at Cambridge and was elected Proffesor of Geology at Kings College, Cambridge in 1764. He was known as an eccentric character, remarkably fond of good living. He died in 1778