Portrait of Humphry Davy (1778-1829) Finish:Rolled Interior view of the theatre

Interior view of the theatre during a performance (above) and a view of the theatre's entrance on the Strand

13th September 1967

Deodat de Dolomieu was not a Fellow of the Royal Society

XXVI from Micrographia: or some physiological descriptions of minute bodies made by magnifying glasses with observations and Inquiries thereupon

Portrait of Humphry Davy (1778-1829) Finish:Rolled Interior view of the theatreDavy is portrayed at three quarter length in fashionable Regency dress. He wears a high white stock and white waistcoat with a black jacket and matching overcoat, the latter open to reveal a silk lining. He wears grey trousers with a blue ribbon at the waist and kidskin gloves. The left arm is crooked to the waist, the right rests on a red cloth lined table, upon which rests a miner's safety lamp to Davy's design. A deep turquoise blue sky is balanced