| Reference number | MM/17/97 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Letter from Victoria Mary Louise King to Robert Harrison, Assistant Secretary, Royal Society |
| Date | 5 January 1897 |
| Description | Concerning a portrait of Sir Humphry Davy, purchased by her late husband's uncle (Sir Thomas Poole). Poole had been left £50 in Sir Humphry Davy's will to "purchase some token of remembrance" and bought the portrait of Davy with this money.
The portrait was painted by Professor Henry Howard in 1803. |
| Extent | 4 sides |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Access status | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA8200 | Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); physicist | 1778 - 1829 |