Engraving

Title:

The Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8

Object Name:

Engraving

Object ID:

2009.037

Creator:

Skill, John Frederick (1824-1881); Walker, William (1791-1867); Zobel, George (1810-1881)

Place of Origin:

London, England

Date:

1872

Description:

Engraving, The Distinguished Men of Science of Great Britain Living in the Years 1807-8, engraved by William Walker (1791-1867) George Zobel (1810-1881), after Sir John Gilbert (1817-1897), John Frederick Skill (1824-1881) William Walker, printed by T. Brooker (fl. 1855-1879), published by L. Brall Sons, 1872. Ink on paper. Group of 51 British scientists, including Count Rumford (Benjamin Thompson). Upper edge of image is arched. Titled in center below image: "THE DISTINGUISHED MEN OF SCIENCE OF GREAT BRITAIN LIVING IN THE YEARS 1807-8. / ASSEMBLED IN THE LIBRARY OF THE ROYAL INSTITUTION." Printed just below image at left: "Designed by Gilbert Drawn by F. Skill W. Walker." Just below image in center: "London 4th June 1862, Published by W. Walker Son, 64, Margaret Street Cavendish Square." Just below image at right: "Engraved by W. Walker G. Zobel." At bottom center: "PUBLISHED BY L. BRALL SONS, 6, GT. PRESCOT ST. 1872." At bottom right: "Printed by T. Brooker." Molded oak frame with glazing.

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-26.1 W-44.2 inches

Provenance:

Came with a collection of records of the Rolfe and Rumford Home, all accessioned by the library except for this one museum item. Sarah Thompson, Countess Rumford (1774-1852), daughter of Count Rumford, bequeathed the Rolfe mansion on Hall Street to the town of Concord to be used as a home for "young females without mothers." The Rolfe and Rumford Asylum was established in the Rolfe mansion in 1880. It moved to a building at 23 Rundlett Street in the 1950s and closed in June 2009.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Rolfe and Rumford Home

People:

Thompson, Benjamin (1753-1814), Thompson, Sarah (1774-1852)

Subjects:

Count Rumford, Scientists, Inventors