Accession No

3508

Brief Description

black and white engraved portrait of Leeuwenhoek, by J. Chapman, English, 1813

Origin

England; London

Maker

Chapman, J. [artist] Jones, G. [publisher]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1813

Latest Date

1813

Inscription Date

1813

Material

paper

Dimensions

h 271 mm w 215 mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

J Chapman sculp. (along bottom of oval portrait)
LEEUWENHOEK. (bottom centre)
London Published Feb. 26 1813 by G Jones. (below centre)

Description Notes

Unmounted b/w Stipple engraving. Oval portrait of head and shoulders of Leeuwenhoek above smaller picture of Leeuwenhoek seated at a table bearing a microscope and a geometric diagram. Left side is torn as if page taken from a book, and there is some staining.

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