Portrait of Dr Johann Reinhold Forster and his son George Forster, John Francis Rigaud, circa 1780

A man in a hat with a forstera sedifolia on the brim holds a new zealand bellbird. A younger man is depicted drawing. According to the letters of therese huber[1], the painting was inherited by carl forster after the 1804 death of justina forster, the widow of johann reinhold forster, and then given to jrf's granddaughter iphigenie alberthal (1789-1864). In 1982, the painting was owned by peter rheinberger, vaduz, liechtenstein. [2] photographic reproduction published in 1976. [3] another colour reproduction was published in 1981. [4] for more on the publication history of various versions see bertschinger, los gatos 1988[5] ↑ https://www-degruyter-com. Wikipedialibrary. Idm. Oclc. Org/document/doi/10. 1515/9783110925715/html ↑ hoare, michael edward (1982) the resolution journal of johann reinhold forster, 1772-1775, hakluyt society isbn: 978-0-904180-10-7. ↑ hoare, michael edward (1976) the tactless philosopher: johann reinhold forster (1729-98), hawthorne press, pp. Opposite 38 ↑ https://archive. Org/details/voyagestoparadis00nati/page/105/mode/2up?q=rigaud ↑ https://web. Archive. Org/web/20050206031445/http://rainstone. Com/portraits-forster. 2. Htm. Date: circa 1780. Place of creation: London. Depicted People: Johann Reinhold Forster, Georg Forster. Collection: National Portrait Gallery. Forsterundsohn