overall: 77.5 cm x 63.5 cm x 5.1 cm; 30 1/2 in x 25 in x 2 in
overall: 30 5/16 in x 25 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 76.99375 cm x 64.135 cm x 4.445 cm
Object Name:
Portrait
Portrait of Henry Wurtz
Date made:
1867
Description:
Henry Wurtz (1828-1910) was an American chemist who taught at various colleges, ran a consulting laboratory in New York, and edited the <i>American Gas-Light Journal</i>. This three-quarter bust pencil portrait is signed “Gussie Wurtz / Dumbarton / June 5th 1867.” It was done by his wife, Augusta Harrison Clark Wurtz.
Ref: “Henry Wurtz” in <i>American National Biography</i>.