University Health Network - Academy of Medicine Collection
Category
Archival Items
Classification
Archival, Images
Accession Number
1985.22.1
Description
A coloured etching of an audience of rank and quality watching a lecture/demonstration at the Royal Institute; the Institute was involved in explaining science to the public--in this case, chemistry.
A coloured etching of an audience of rank and quality watching a lecture/demonstration at the Royal Institute; the Institute was involved in explaining science to the public--in this case, chemistry.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Acquired from the Academy of Medicine; source: unknown.
Maker
James Gillray (artist) and C. Starcke (sculptor)
Dates
"May 23, 1802"
May 23, 1802
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-3 Box B
Dimension Notes
Length 35.5 cm x Width 26.7 cm
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Book
JPG
Reference Comments
"Fashionable Contrasts," by H. Draper, p. 173, gives a full explanation and identification of the individuals in the etching; CD #UHN.