Bust of Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers
Date
c.1900
Sitter
Felix-Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821 - 1901, French) , Biologist
Creator - Organisation
Ducourtioux & Huillard, Engraver
After
Mariano Benlliure y Gil (1862 - 1947, Spanish) , Sculptor
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 155mm
width (print): 110mm
width (print): 110mm
Subject
Description
Monochrome photogravure showing a bronze bust of Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers against a dark background. The bust shows Lacaze-Duthiers with a distinctive moustache and beard. Below the bust is a plaque flanked by allegorical figures with a bust of Minerva, patroness of science at the top.
Inscribed below: ‘Benlliure, sculpteur’ ‘Héliog, Ducourtioux et Huillard’ ‘HOMMAGE Á/H. DE LACAZE-DUTHIER/la Faculté des Sciences de Barcelone’
Felix-Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821-1901), French biologist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1897.
Inscribed below: ‘Benlliure, sculpteur’ ‘Héliog, Ducourtioux et Huillard’ ‘HOMMAGE Á/H. DE LACAZE-DUTHIER/la Faculté des Sciences de Barcelone’
Felix-Joseph Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821-1901), French biologist, was elected a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 1897.