Portrait of Alexander von Humboldt
Date
c.1820
Sitter
Alexander von Humboldt (1769 - 1859, German) , Naturalist
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 85mm
width (print): 80mm
width (print): 80mm
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Alexander von Humboldt in an oval frame. Humboldt is shown against a clouded sky and is seen wearing a dark jacket and waistcoat with a white shirt and cravat. He is turned slightly to his left and has short curly hair.
Inscribed below: ‘FIC HI ALEXDRE BON DE HUMBOLDT’
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German polymath and naturalist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1815, he was awarded the Copley Medal in 1852.
Inscribed below: ‘FIC HI ALEXDRE BON DE HUMBOLDT’
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859), German polymath and naturalist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1815, he was awarded the Copley Medal in 1852.