print;
book-illustration((?))
- Museum number
- 1943,1113.210
- Title
- Object: The Honble. Robert Boyle
- Description
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Head and shoulders directed to left, head turned to right, glancing towards the viewer, wearing a gown, plain fringed cravat and long wig; in an oval with a plaque below showing scientific instruments and vials; one of a series. 1800
Colour stipple and etching
- Production date
- 1800
- Dimensions
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Height: 163 millimetres
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Width: 113 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- One of a number of stipple heads of Kings and Queens of similar format printed on quarto sheets, by Chapman, published by J. Wilkes, 1795-1810 (1943,1113.205-210, 212-239, 242-246). They probably appeared as illustrations to the 'Encyclopaedia Londinensis, Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature ... Embellished by ... engravings. Compiled ... by John Wilkes' (24 volumes, published 1810-1829, primarily by J. Wilkes, some volumes by G Jones).
- Location
- Not on display
- Associated titles
Associated Title: Encyclopaedia Londinensis ((?))
- Acquisition date
- 1943
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1943,1113.210