Alexander von Humboldt.
Gem. von C. Begas. Lith. von C. Wildt. Druck des Königl. lith. Insituts zu Berlin. (von Berndt) Berlin, Verlag U. Eigenthum des literarischen Instituts [n.d., c.1840.]. Lithograph on chine collé, on printed backing paper with publisher's blindstamp. Printed area 440 x 320mm (17¼ x 12½"). Bit dusty. Repair in margin top left. A half-length portrait of explorer and naturalist Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (1769-1859) before a backdrop presenting his travels in South America. After Carl Joseph Begas (1794-1854). Wellcome Collection 4398i.
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