Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.2356
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Portrait of Justus von Liebig
Date
ca. 1850
Sitter
Justus von Liebig (1803 - 1873, German) , Chemist
Creator
Conrad Cook (British) , Engraver
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 264mm
width (print): 180mm
width (print): 180mm
Subject
Description
Half length portrait of Liebig, seated and leaning on a covered table which bears a book. Liebig is shown half-face looking to the right as viewed and holding a paper or pamphlet in his right hand.
Inscribed “Engraved by C.Cook from an original photograph. BARON JUSTUS LIEBIG M.D. F.R.S. &c. PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH.” With a facsimile signature lower right.
Justus von Liebig was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1840.
Inscribed “Engraved by C.Cook from an original photograph. BARON JUSTUS LIEBIG M.D. F.R.S. &c. PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH.” With a facsimile signature lower right.
Justus von Liebig was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1840.
Transcription
Engraved by C.Cook from an original photograph. BARON JUSTUS LIEBIG M.D. F.R.S. &c. PROFESSOR IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH
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