Accession No

5782

Brief Description

print of Alexander von Humboldt, by E. H. Weisse, and Schenck and McFarlane, Scottish

Origin

Scotland; Edinburgh

Maker

Schenck and McFarlane [lithographers] Weisse, E. H. [delt.]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1850

Latest Date

1871

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 382mm; width 268mm

Special Collection

Provenance

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

Inscription

‘Schenck & McFarlane Lithrs Edinburgh E H Weisse delt’ (below portrait)
‘ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT.’ (below portrait)

Description Notes

Print. Black and white portrait of von Humboldt, Alexander.

Condition: fair.

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