Men of Science Living in 1807-8 by Sir John Gilbert

Men of Science Living in 1807-8, by Sir John Gilbert (died 1897). See source website for additional information.

This set of images was gathered by User:Dcoetzee from the National Portrait Gallery, London website using a special tool. All images in this batch have been confirmed as author died before 1939 according to the official death date listed by the NPG.

Sitters William Allen (1770-1843), Chemist and philanthropist. Sitter in 9 portraits. Francis Baily (1774-1844), Astronomer; President of the Astronomical Society. Sitter in 5 portraits. Sir Joseph Banks, Bt (1743-1820), Explorer and botanist. Sitter associated with 35 portraits. Samuel Bentham (1757-1831), Naval architect. Sitter in 4 portraits. Matthew Boulton (1728-1809), Industrialist and entrepreneur. Sitter in 14 portraits, Artist associated with 1 portrait. Joseph Bramah (1748-1814), Inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits. Robert Brown (1773-1858), Botanist. Sitter in 9 portraits. Sir Marc Isambard Brunel (1769-1849), Civil engineer. Sitter in 10 portraits. Edmund Cartwright (1743-1823), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits. Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), Physicist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Sir William Congreve, 2nd Bt (1772-1828), Military inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits. Samuel Crompton (1753-1827), Inventor. Sitter in 4 portraits. John Dalton (1766-1844), Chemist and pioneer in nuclear physics. Sitter in 15 portraits. Sir Humphry Davy, Bt (1778-1829), Natural philosopher. Sitter in 20 portraits. Peter Dollond (1730-1820), Optician. Sitter in 3 portraits. Bryan Donkin (1768-1855), Inventor and engineer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Archibald Cochrane, 9th Earl of Dundonald (1749-1831), Chemist. Sitter in 1 portrait. Henry Fourdrinier (1766-1854), Inventor. Sitter in 2 portraits. Davies Gilbert (1767-1839), Scientist and antiquary; President of the Royal Society. Sitter in 9 portraits. Charles Hatchett (1765?-1847), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits. William Henry (1774-1836), Chemist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Sir William Herschel (1738-1822), Astronomer. Sitter in 12 portraits. Edward Charles Howard (1774-1816), Scientist and sugar refiner. Sitter in 3 portraits. Joseph Huddart (1741-1816), Hydrographer and manufacturer. Sitter in 3 portraits. Edward Jenner (1749-1823), Discoverer of vaccination. Sitter in 11 portraits. William Jessop (1745-1814), Civil engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits. Henry Kater (1777-1835), Scientist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Sir John Leslie (1766-1832), Scientist and mathematician. Sitter in 5 portraits. Nevil Maskelyne (1732-1811), Astronomer Royal. Sitter in 4 portraits. Henry Maudslay (1771-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits. Patrick Miller (1731-1815), Pioneer of steam navigation. Sitter in 4 portraits. William Murdock (1754-1839), Inventor of gas lighting. Sitter in 5 portraits. Robert Mylne (1733-1811), Architect and civil engineer. Sitter in 9 portraits. Alexander Nasmyth (1758-1840), Painter and scientist. Sitter in 3 portraits, Artist associated with 6 portraits. John Playfair (1748-1819), Mathematician and geologist. Sitter associated with 6 portraits. John Rennie (1761-1821), Civil engineer. Sitter associated with 15 portraits. Sir Francis Ronalds (1788-1873), Inventor of the electric telegraph and meteorologist. Sitter in 4 portraits. Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count von Rumford (1753-1814), Scientist; founder of the Royal Institution. Sitter in 9 portraits. Daniel Rutherford (1749-1819), Physician and botanist. Sitter in 5 portraits. Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), Politician and scientist. Sitter associated with 45 portraits. William Symington (1763-1831), Engineer. Sitter in 4 portraits. Thomas Telford (1757-1834), Engineer. Sitter in 9 portraits. Charles Tennant (1768-1838), Manufacturing chemist. Sitter in 3 portraits. Thomas Thomson (1773-1852), Chemist. Sitter in 3 portraits. Richard Trevithick (1771-1833), Engineer and inventor. Sitter in 3 portraits. James Watt (1736-1819), Engineer. Sitter in 17 portraits. William Hyde Wollaston (1766-1828), Physiologist, chemist and physicist. Sitter in 8 portraits.