Accession No

5778

Brief Description

engraving, portrait of French chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, by Charles Edward Wagstaff after Jacques-Louis David, English, mid-19th Century

Origin

England; London; Ludgate Street

Maker

Wagstaff, Charles Edward [engraver] David, Jacques-Louis [original artist] Knight, Charles [publisher]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1808

Latest Date

1850

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 280mm; width 193mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from an individual, Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Free School Lane, Cambridge, England on 01/02/1999.

Inscription

‘Engraved by C.E. Wagstaff’ (below portrait)
‘LAVOISIER.
From the original Picture by David
in a private Collection at Paris.’ (below picture)
‘London. Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street.’ (below picture)

Description Notes

Print. Black and white portrait of Lavoisier. Engraved by Wagstaff, C. E., from the original picture by David.

Condition: fair.

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