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Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), English chemist and inventor, 1877-1878. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), English chemist and inventor, 1877-1878. Artist: Edward Linley Sambourne

1-152-052 - Ann Ronan Picture Library/Heritage-Images

Frederick Augustus Abel (1827-1902), English chemist and inventor, 1877-1878. Together with James Dewar, Abel invented the explosive cordite. He also devised a new method for manufacturing gun-cotton. Abel at 50, a cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne from his 'Fancy Portraits' series drawn for Punch.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Edward Linley Sambourne, attributed to: British: Artist, cartoonist, illustrator
Subject
  1. Frederick Augustus Abel: British: Scientist
Picture Type
  1. Caricature
  2. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

Society & Culture Art & Literature

Artistic Representations Portraits

Artistic Representations Satires

Artistic Representations Caricatures

People Inventors

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2596x4040
File Size : 30,727kb

Aliases

  1. 000012
  1. 000012
  1. 0390000994
  1. 1-152-052
  1. 1152052
  1. 994
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