Sculpture bust of Alfred Nobel
Date
1914
Sitter
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833 - 1896, Swedish) , Chemist
Creator
Erik Lindberg (1873 - 1966, Swedish) , Sculptor
Object type
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Material
Dimensions
height (sculpture): 690mm
width (sculpture): 550mm
depth (sculpture): 390mm
width (sculpture): 550mm
depth (sculpture): 390mm
Subject
Description
Bust of Alfred Nobel head turned to the left as viewed. He wears double breasted jacket with overcoat, shirt, and neck tie.
Inscribed ‘Erik Lindberg 1910’ right of the base, ‘1914’ on the left and ‘Alfred Nobel’ front.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and philanthropist. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Inscribed ‘Erik Lindberg 1910’ right of the base, ‘1914’ on the left and ‘Alfred Nobel’ front.
Alfred Bernhard Nobel (1833-1896) was a Swedish chemist, engineer, inventor and philanthropist. He was not a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Object history
Presented to the Society by Imperial Chemical Industries Ltd in 2003. Was presented with a portrait of Alexander Fleck, by Edward Irvine Halliday.
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