Portrait of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac
Date
c.1820
Sitter
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 - 1850, French) , Chemist
Creator
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
After
Zéphirin Félix Jean Marius Belliard (1798 - 1861, French) , Draughtsman
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 490mm
width (print): 320mm
width (print): 320mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac wearing a jacket, waistcoat and spectacles. He is turned toward the right with his eyes facing towards the viewer. Lithograph after an original illustration by Zéphirin-Félix-Jean-Marius Belliard.
Inscribed below: ‘Z F Belliard/Lith. Delpech./GAY-LUSSAC./Gay-Lussec’
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 - 1850), French chemist and physicist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1815.
Inscribed below: ‘Z F Belliard/Lith. Delpech./GAY-LUSSAC./Gay-Lussec’
Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac (1778 - 1850), French chemist and physicist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1815.