Portrait of Siméon Denis Poisson
Date
c.1820
Sitter
Simeon Denis Poisson (1781 - 1840, French) , Mathematician
Creator
François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 - 1825, French) , Lithographer
After
Nicolas Eustache Maurin (1799 - 1850, French) , Draughtsman
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Description
Half-length portrait of Siméon Denis Poisson in a dark jacket, black waistcoat, white shirt and white bowtie. He is shown turned slightly towards his left and is looking out towards the viewer.
Inscribed below: ‘Maurin / d'après nature.’ ‘Lith. Delpech.’ ‘POISSON.’
Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician and physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818. He was awarded the Copley Medal 1832.
Inscribed below: ‘Maurin / d'après nature.’ ‘Lith. Delpech.’ ‘POISSON.’
Siméon Denis Poisson (1781-1840), French mathematician and physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818. He was awarded the Copley Medal 1832.