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RefNoIM/001160
LevelItem
TitleDistinguished men of science living in years 1807/8
ArtistWalker, William and Zobel, George
DescriptionCompilation of a group of 51 scientists assembled in the Library of the Royal Institution. Designed by John Gilbert from portraits and information collected by William Walker; Engraved by William Walker and George Zobel. Published in 1862. Includes the following FRSs; W J Frodsham, Francis Bailey, J L D Rutherford, John Playfair, Nevil Maskelyne, Sir William Herschel, P D R Brown, Thomas Young, Henry Kater, Davies Gilbert, Sir Joseph Banks, Edward Jenner, William Allen, E C Howard, William Smith, W H Wollaston, William Henry, Henry Cavendish, Charles Hatchett, Sir Humphry Davy, John Dalton, Henry Maudalay, Mathew Boulton, Sir M L Brunel, Richard Watson, Joseph Huddart, James Watt, Sir Benjamin Thompson, John Rennie, Sir William Congreve, R M T Thomson, Edward Troughton, Bryan Donkin, Edmond Cartwright, Sir Francis Ronalds.
ObjectNameEngraving
MaterialsBlack and white negative
Dimensions125 x 100 mm
AccessStatusOpen
CopiesB&W negative, Box N101
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