Portrait of Joseph Priestley
Date
1805
Sitter
Joseph Priestley (1733 - 1804, British) , Natural Philosopher
Creator
E. Mackenzie (1810, American) , Engraver
Object type
Library reference
9183
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 128mm
width (print): 128mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Joseph Priestley, in profile, facing to the right as viewed.
Illustration [plate not numbered], from the paper ‘Short account of the life of the late Dr. Priestley’, The Philosophical Magazine…[edited] by Alexander Tilloch, v.22, (1805), pp.166-171.
Inscribed below, ‘J. Priestley, L.L.D. FR.S. Engraved by E. Mackenzie from a Basso Relievo Modelled from the Life. Published July 31st 1805, by A.Tilloch, Cary Street.’.
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
Illustration [plate not numbered], from the paper ‘Short account of the life of the late Dr. Priestley’, The Philosophical Magazine…[edited] by Alexander Tilloch, v.22, (1805), pp.166-171.
Inscribed below, ‘J. Priestley, L.L.D. FR.S. Engraved by E. Mackenzie from a Basso Relievo Modelled from the Life. Published July 31st 1805, by A.Tilloch, Cary Street.’.
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), British natural philosopher, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1766.
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