Accession No

3561

Brief Description

black and white engraving of Lavoisier

Origin

Ludgate Street; London.

Maker

Wagstaff. C. E. (engraver) Knight. Charles. (publisher)

Class

prints; chemistry

Earliest Date

1826

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

h 264 mm w 168 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

Engraved by C.E.Wagstaff (below engraving centre)
Lavoisier. (below centre)
From the original Picture by David
in a Private Collection at Paris. (below centre)
Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. (below centre )
London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street. (bottom centre)

Description Notes

Unmounted b/w stipple engraving showing upper half of Lavoisier. Engraved by C.E. Wagstaff from a portrait by “David”. Produced for the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. Good condition. Complete.

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