Portrait of Jons Jakob Berzelius
Date
19th century
Sitter
Jons Jakob Berzelius (1779 - 1848) , Chemist
Creator
Ambroise Tardieu (1788 - 1841, French) , Engraver
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 213mm
width (print): 142mm
width (print): 142mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Jons Jakob Berzelius in three-quarter profile to the right as viewed. He wears regency-style coat with high collared shirt and cravat. In an oval frame.
Inscribed ‘Déssiné d’aprés le Buste que possede M. Dulong, et Gravé par Ambroise Tardieu. LE CHER. BERZÉLIUS (Chimiste), Associé étranger de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, Secrétaire de l’Académie des Sciences de Stockholm etc.’
Jons Jakob Berzelius was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1813, he was awarded the Copley Medal in 1836.
Inscribed ‘Déssiné d’aprés le Buste que possede M. Dulong, et Gravé par Ambroise Tardieu. LE CHER. BERZÉLIUS (Chimiste), Associé étranger de l’Académie des Sciences de Paris, Secrétaire de l’Académie des Sciences de Stockholm etc.’
Jons Jakob Berzelius was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1813, he was awarded the Copley Medal in 1836.
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