Portrait of Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz
Date
1913
Sitter
Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (1835 - 1910, Swiss-born American) , Marine biologist
Creator
Unknown, Artist
Object type
Library reference
RCN24449
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 97mm
height (paper support): 220mm
width (paper support): 146mm
width (print): 97mm
height (paper support): 220mm
width (paper support): 146mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Alexander Agassiz shown in profile, seated on an armchair carved with lion’s heads.
Frontispiece to the book Letters and recollections of Alexander Agassiz with a sketch of his life and work, edited by George Russell Agassiz (London, Constable & Co., 1913). Inscribed below with a facsimile signature.
Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (1835-1910) Swiss-born American marine biologist and engineer.
Frontispiece to the book Letters and recollections of Alexander Agassiz with a sketch of his life and work, edited by George Russell Agassiz (London, Constable & Co., 1913). Inscribed below with a facsimile signature.
Alexander Emmanuel Rodolphe Agassiz (1835-1910) Swiss-born American marine biologist and engineer.
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