Portrait of Dominique Francois Jean Arago
Date
ca.1830s
Sitter
Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786 - 1853, French) , Mathematician
Creator
Alexandre Vincent Sixdeniers (1795 - 1846, French) , Engraver
Creator - Organisation
Chardon jeune & fils , Printmaker
After
Henry Scheffer (1798, French) , Painter
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 340mm
width (print): 270mm
width (print): 270mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three quarter length portrait of Dominique Francois Jean Arago, looking to the left [as viewed]. He wears a white shirt, a white cravat and a black suit underneath a black dinner jacket, his hands folded on his knee. The turned and cushioned arms of his chair are visible on either side.
Inscribed below: ‘Henri Scheffer pinx.t Sixdeniers sculp.t
ARAGO
Chardon Jeune Imp.
A Paris chez l’Auteur, Rue Racine No3, et chez Schroth. edit.r Rue Traversiere St.Honore 25.’
Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853) French mathematician, physicist and astronomer was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1818. His contributions to magnetism and his co-discovery with Leon Foucault FRS (1819- 1868) of eddy currents led to his being awarded the Copley Medal in 1825.
Inscribed below: ‘Henri Scheffer pinx.t Sixdeniers sculp.t
ARAGO
Chardon Jeune Imp.
A Paris chez l’Auteur, Rue Racine No3, et chez Schroth. edit.r Rue Traversiere St.Honore 25.’
Dominique Francois Jean Arago (1786-1853) French mathematician, physicist and astronomer was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1818. His contributions to magnetism and his co-discovery with Leon Foucault FRS (1819- 1868) of eddy currents led to his being awarded the Copley Medal in 1825.
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