Accession No

6041

Brief Description

black and white lithograph of F G W Struve, by Jacques Francois Gauderique Llanta after Giraud, French, early to mid-19th Century

Origin

France; Paris

Maker

Llanta, Jacques Francois Gauderique Giraud [original artist]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1807

Latest Date

1864

Inscription Date

Material

paper (two types)

Dimensions

width 354mm; height 548mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Purchased from a private individual on or before 11/4/2005.

Inscription

‘Russ astronomer Pullciovo(?) obs.’(handwritten in top right corner)
‘VOYAGES EN SCANDINAVIE, EN LAPONIE, etc. DE L’HOMME’
‘Peint par Giraud Lith. par Llanta.’
‘STRUVE (F. G. W.) Directeur de l’Observatoire central de Russie, à Poulkova, né à Altona, le 15 Avril 1793’
‘F.G.W.Struve’(signature)
‘Paris, Artus Bertrand éditeur. Imp. Lemercier, à Paris.’
‘Llanta d’après Giraud.’(handwritten on lithograph)
‘386 Scientific portraits £(?)40’(handwritten on reverse)

Description Notes

black and white lithograph of F G W Struve by Llanta; early to mid 19th century

condition: good; complete

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