Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Size:L: 80 x 60cm Plate 28 from the paper

Plate 28 from the paper 'On the difference in the appearence of the teeth and the shape of the skull in different species of seals'

The painting is taken from the body of an anonymous 21-year old servant maid who died on 15 January 1817

Circa 1950

upon the strict understanding that the country preserved its neutrality in the war

Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Size:L: 80 x 60cm Plate 28 from the paperHalf length portrait of a relatively young Joseph Priestley, body turned to the viewer's right. His right arm resets against a lectern or shelf, this hand holding a small book blue in blue leather with a gold fore edge and tooling. Priestley is dressed soberly in a black coat and waistcoat, the visible sleeve tumbling over its resting place. He has a white shirt and cravat and wears a short grey wig. Joseph Priestley was elected a Fellow of the Royal