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Bust of Professor John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and Geologist/Physicist
Bust of Professor John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and Geologist/Physicist

Bust of Professor John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and Geologist/Physicist

Creator Benjamin Cheverton (British, 1794 - 1876)
After Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey (British, 1781 - 1841)
Datec. 1843
Mediumivory, stone
DimensionsBust: 11.5 × 7.6 × 4.5 cm (4 1/2 × 3 × 1 3/4 in.)
Overall (height): 21.6 cm (8 1/2 in.)
Credit LineThe Thomson Collection at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Category
    Object numberAGOID.107179
    Copyright
    © 2017 Art Gallery of Ontario
    Place CreatedEngland
    Location
    • Gallery 107 Thomson European

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