Portrait of René Just Haüy
Date
1890s
Sitter
René Just Haüy (1743 - 2001, French) , Crystallographer
Creator
Léon Maurice Schützenberger (1863 - 1950, French) , Engraver
After
Unknown, Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 165mm
width (print): 135mm
width (print): 135mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of René Just Haüy against a dark background. Haüy is wearing a long jacket with a clasp at the front and is looking out at the viewer. He has thin, grey hair trailing down either side of his face. Photogravure after an original painting by an unknown artist.
Inscribed below: ‘Heliog. Schutzenberger Paris/haüy’ Annotated in pencil: ‘René Just Haüy, abbé./El. 1818’
René Just Haüy (1743-1822), French Crystallographer, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1818.
Inscribed below: ‘Heliog. Schutzenberger Paris/haüy’ Annotated in pencil: ‘René Just Haüy, abbé./El. 1818’
René Just Haüy (1743-1822), French Crystallographer, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1818.