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Denison Olmsted (1791-1859), Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in Yale College.
1822-1895
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Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
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Metadata
- Call Number
- E North 31/GC024/Box 023/Normal/19th c./Artist Ritchie, Alexander Hay GA 2007.00611
- Publisher
- n.d.
- People
-
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Subject
- Portraits, American—19th century
- Astronomers—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Autographs—United States—19th century—Facsimiles
- Physicist—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Yale University—Faculty—19th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859—Portraits
- Portraits
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Item Summary
Descriptive Information
- Title
- Denison Olmsted (1791-1859), Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy in Yale College.
- Call Number
- E North 31/GC024/Box 023/Normal/19th c./Artist Ritchie, Alexander Hay GA 2007.00611
- Identifier
- ark:/88435/dcqz20t562r
- Publisher
- n.d.
- Language
- No linguistic content
- Date Created
- 1822-1895
- Extent
- 1 item ; sheet 30.1 x 23.1 cm.
- Source Acquisition
- Gift of Pyne-Henry.
- Rights Statement
- Copyright Not Evaluated
- Notes
- Medium: Engravings
- Depiction: Bust portrait, left profile of Olmstead.
- Signed by the sitter in plate, lower center: "Denison Olmsted".
- Signed in plate, lower right: "Engd by A.H. Ritchie".
- Signed in plate, lower left: "Dagpe by Moulthrop".
Discovery Information
- Subject
- Portraits, American—19th century
- Astronomers—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Autographs—United States—19th century—Facsimiles
- Physicist—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Yale University—Faculty—19th century—Portraits
- Scientists—United States—19th century—Portraits
- Olmsted, Denison, 1791-1859—Portraits
- Portraits
Physical Characteristics
- File Count
- 2
Institutional Information
- Collection
- Omega Project
- Selections from the Graphic Arts Collection
- IIIF Manifest URL
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https://figgy.princeton.edu/concern/scanned_resources/cad8fb09-b829-4d19-962b-84ba9e62c674/manifest