Portrait oll painting of Denis Papin, 1850-1859
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Painting. [Denis Papin (1647-c1712)] / 185-?. Oil on canvas; 91.3x71cm in gilt frame 114.5x94.5x9.5cm. - From the original of 1689 by Johann Engilhard in the University of Marburg, Germany. Portrait, HS, holding a book open at a folding plate with a diagram of his 'digester'; probably frontispiece to his 'A new digester or engine for softening the bones', 1681 (French edition 1688). Inscribed on verso, DIONYSIUS PAPIN M.D. MOTE PROFARDA JUNE 1689. autoclave;
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1903-173
- Materials:
- oil paint on canvas
- Measurements:
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overall: 1150 mm x 950 mm x 100 mm,
frame: 1145 mm x 945 mm x 95 mm,
image: 913 mm x 710 mm
- type:
- oil painting and portrait
- credit:
- Bennet Woodcroft Bequest
