Accession No

3505

Brief Description

portrait of Galileo, engraved by Robert Hart, English, 19th Century

Origin

England; London; Ludgate Street and Pall Mall East

Maker

Hart, Robert [engraver] Ramsey [original artist] Knight, Charles [publisher]

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 265mm; breadth 175mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Engraved by Robt. Hart.
GALILEO.
From a Picture by Ramsey
in Trinity College, Cambridge.
Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
London. Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street & Pall Mall East.’ (bottom)

Description Notes

Stipple engraving; black and white; portrait of Galileo, engraved by Robert Hart.

Condition good; complete.

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