An original monotone unmounted print portrait of Dr. Joseph Black; drawing is in the engraved style depicting the seated subject in period attire including a formal wig with drapery in the background.
An original monotone unmounted print portrait of Dr. Joseph Black; drawing is in the engraved style depicting the seated subject in period attire including a formal wig with drapery in the background.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Collected by Dr. A.A. Travill for Queen's Faculty of Medicine
Printed on front: "Raeburn - C. Cook // Dr. Black. // Professor of Chemistry, Glasgow & Edinburgh. // (signature) Joseph Black // WILLIAM MACKENZIE. GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEW YORK."
Permanent Location
Storage Room 2005
2005-1-5 Box 24
Dimension Notes
Length 26.0 cm x Width 19.8 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
Joseph Black (1766 - 1844) was a Scottish physicist and chemist, known for his discoveries of latent heat, specific heat and carbon dioxide. He was a founder of thermochemistry who developed many pre-thermodynamic concepts, such as heat capacity, and was the mentor of James Watt.
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.