Portrait of John Harris (1661-1719) Finish:none with figures looking in window

with figures looking in window of Laurie's premises

wishing he had performed the same trick

and the River Thames in the foreground

His Conservative government had recently resigned and Lord Derby's consolation was being created a Knight of the Garter

Portrait of John Harris (1661-1719) Finish:none with figures looking in windowHead and shoulders portrait in gown, wig and falling bands. Oval surround with decorative acanthus top, engraved inscription within the surround, and coat of arms below. Inscribed: 'IOHANNES HARRIS SAC. THEO. Pro. & R. S. S. A,Russel pinxit Geo: Vertue Sculp: 1719.' In pencil lower left '1696* Originally printed in Harris's The history of Kent in Five Parts: volume 1 (London, 1719). John Harris was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1696.