Portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier
Date
19th century
Sitter
Antoine Lavoisier (1743 - 1764, French) , Chemist
Creator
Charles Edward Wagstaff (1808 - 1850, British) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Charles Knight, Publisher
After
Jacques-Louis David (1748 - 1825, French) , Painter
Object type
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (plate): 291mm
width (plate): 203mm
height (print): 428mm
width (print): 290mm
width (plate): 203mm
height (print): 428mm
width (print): 290mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier, head inclined to the left as viewed and looking off to distance. He wears buckled wig and is dressed in a single breasted coat with cravat.
Inscribed ‘Engraved by C.E. Wagstaff. LAVOISIER. From the original Picture by David in a private collection at Paris. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street Proof.’ Pencilled on the reverse ‘1743-94 Antoine-Laurent L- Chamist.’
Antoine Lavoisier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763.
Inscribed ‘Engraved by C.E. Wagstaff. LAVOISIER. From the original Picture by David in a private collection at Paris. Under the Superintendence of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. London, Published by Charles Knight, Ludgate Street Proof.’ Pencilled on the reverse ‘1743-94 Antoine-Laurent L- Chamist.’
Antoine Lavoisier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763.
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