RefNo | VF/38 |
AltRefNo | VF38 |
Level | Item |
Title | Portrait of John Tyndall by Adriano Cecioni |
Artist | Cecioni, Adriano |
Date | 06 April 1872 |
Description | Vanity Fair cartoon titled 'The Scientific Use of the Imagination' featuring John Tyndall, leaning over a table. Half length, full face. Number 43 of the 'Men of the Day' series. |
InscriptionContent | Recto inscription: 'VANITY FAIR. April 6, 1872./ No. 179. MEN OF THE DAY, No. 43. “The Scientific Use of the Imagination”’ |
ObjectName | Lithograph |
PhysicalDescription | Coloured lithograph on paper |
Dimensions | 380mm x 263mm |
Notes | Sepia carte-de-visite by Maull & Co tipped into volume, facing cartoon |
AccessStatus | Open |
Copyright | The Royal Society |
Provenance | From volume formerly owned by Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, bound as item 3, since disbound for framing |
RelatedMaterial | Colour transparency, Box N101. IM/004695 |
RelatedRecord | IM/004695 |
Fellows associated with this archive
Code | PersonName | Dates |
NA8293 | Tyndall; John (1820 - 1893); natural philosopher | 1820 - 1893 |