An original monotone unmounted print portrait of Professor Bunsen; drawing is in the engraved style with Dr. Bunsen in formal period attire and drapery in the background.
An original monotone unmounted print portrait of Professor Bunsen; drawing is in the engraved style with Dr. Bunsen in formal period attire and drapery in the background.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
Printed on front: "Engraved by C. Cook from a Photograph. // PROFESSOR BUNSEN. // OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBURG. // (signature) (K, M or pos. R.) Bunsen. // WILLIAM MACKENZIE. GLASGOW, EDINBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 24
Dimension Notes
Length 25.3 cm x Width 19.3 cm
Condition Remarks
Faded photo and backing paper.
Copy Type
Original
Reference Types
Internet
Document
JPG
Reference Comments
Website: Wikipedia; Document; CD #1
Research Facts
Professor Robert Bunsen (1811 - 1899) was a German chemist who developed the Bunsen Burner and the Bunsen Cell (1841); worked on emission spectroscopy of heated elements and discovered the elements caesium and rubidium; developed several gas-analytical mathods, pioneer in photochemistry and did early work in the field of organoarsenic chemistry.
In the 1950 – 60s this portrait collection was compiled by Dr. Thomas Gibson, and later by Dr. Etherington, from old publications to create a historical medical gallery of pioneers of modern medical sciences for teaching medical students at Queen’s University, Kingston. Many of these prints do not indicate the date of the publication or source. Original prints are heavily glued to thick paper backing. Prints were framed at Kirkpatrick’s Art & Flower Store in Kingston, Ontario, as noted on the blue paper labels on the reverse.