Portrait of Claude Louis Berthollet
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
Count Claude Louis Berthollet (1748 - 1822, French) , Chemist
Creator
Antoine Maurin (1793 - 1860, French) , Engraver
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 490mm
width (print): 320mm
width (print): 320mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Claude Louis Berthollet inclined to the right as viewed, looking over his shoulder. Dressed in a dinner jacket with natural hair.
Inscribed: ‘Maurin. Lith de. Delpech/ BERTHOLET’ with further handwritten annotation ‘Elected 1789’.
Claude Louis Bertholet (1748 - 1822), French chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.
Inscribed: ‘Maurin. Lith de. Delpech/ BERTHOLET’ with further handwritten annotation ‘Elected 1789’.
Claude Louis Bertholet (1748 - 1822), French chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1789.
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