Portrait of Jean Baptiste Biot
Date
early 19th century
Sitter
Jean Baptiste Biot (1774 - 1862, French) , Physicist
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): 480mm
width (print): 315mm
width (print): 315mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Jean Baptiste Biot inclined slightly to the right as viewed, dressed in a dinner jacket, waistcoat, shirt and necktie, with natural hair.
Inscribed: ‘Maurin/ Desine d’apres nature. Lith de Delpech./ BIOT’ with facsimile signature and Royal Society stamp.
Jean Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), French physicist, astronomer and mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815.
Inscribed: ‘Maurin/ Desine d’apres nature. Lith de Delpech./ BIOT’ with facsimile signature and Royal Society stamp.
Jean Baptiste Biot (1774-1862), French physicist, astronomer and mathematician, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815.
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