Back tothumbnails

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century.Artist: Thompson

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century.Artist: Thompson

1-629-152 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829), English chemist and physicist, 19th century. Davy is probably best remembered today for his invention of the Davy lamp, used widely by miners of the time. He also discovered several alkali and alkaline-earth elements, and contributed to the discoveries of the elemental natures of chlorine and iodine.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Thompson, attributed to: : Arist, engraver
Subject
  1. Humphry Davy: British: Chemist, scientist
People Related
  1. James Lonsdale: British: Painter, artist
Medium
  1. Engraving
Category Hierarchy

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

Science & Nature Other

People Other

People Inventors

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3362x5198
File Size : 51,199kb

Aliases

  1. 0580013088
  1. 1-629-152
  1. 1629152
Buy a Print  

Keywords - refine your search by combining multiple keywords below.

Back to top