Accession No

3527

Brief Description

portrait of Humphrey Davy by Scriven, 19th C

Origin

Maker

Scriven. E. (engraver)

Class

prints

Earliest Date

1800

Latest Date

1900

Inscription Date

Material

paper

Dimensions

height 247mm; breadth 177mm

Special Collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘Engraved by E. Scriven.
SIR HUMPHREY DAVY.
From the original Picture by
Sir Thomas Lawrence,
in the possession of the Royal Society.
Under the Superintendance of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge.
London. Published by Charles Knight, Pall Mall East.’ (below portrait)

Description Notes

Stipple engraving; black and white; portrait of Humphrey Davy.

Condition fair (brown blotches all over); complete.

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