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Description: | inscr. b.r. "IOANNES ORR / De / Barrowfield / Rector / Magnificus / Universitatis / Glasguensis / 1730" CRE WILLIAMSON, John; (Scottish; 18th century) The sitter was Rector of G.U. 1731, 1735, and 1741. He was a graduate of G.U. and went into trade, losing a lot of money when a ship which he was part owner of sank. Professors Dunlop, Johnstone and Simsom lent him money to tide him over this period. Early in 1730 he inherited £42,000 from an uncle and gave £500 of this to G.U. to purchase books, largely the writings of early Greek and Latin authors whose works were not already in the library. Because of this gift he was asked to sit for his portrait. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | PORTRAIT : MALE : UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW : PICTURESQUE : RECTOR : : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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