Portrait of August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1982) Cook
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Portrait of August Wilhelm Hofmann (1818-1982)
Half length portrait of Hofmann, standing with his right hand crooked at the hip, the left resting upon book. The sitter is shown with spectacles and a short beard and moustaches. He wears a dark coat over a lighter waistcoat showing a watch-chain, white shirt and bow tie. Inscribed: "Engraved by Cook from an original Portrait. PROFESSOR A.W.HOFMANN PH.D. PROFESSOR IN THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF CHEMISTRY. LONDON." With a facsimile signature. August Wilhelm Hofmann was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851.
Original: stipple engraving. mid 19th century
- Image reference: RS-1841
- The Royal Society
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