Portrait of John Huxham (1692-1768) civil engineering 18th July 1967

18th July 1967

a six-year-old Shetland pony

half turned to the viewer's right

Huge crowds gathered around Piccadilly Circus during the celebrations with servicemen and women waving their nation's flags

Portrait of John Huxham (1692-1768) civil engineering 18th July 1967Half length portrait of Huxham in a dark coat with a white cravat and lace cuffs. Huxham wears a short white wig and holds a cane of walking stick in his right hand, the gold head of which shows a spiral design. Huxham's body is half turned to the viewer's right. He appears to be blind in the left eye. John Huxham was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1739. Original: oil on canvas, 763x636mm. ca. 1756