Angus sculp.t.
[n.d. c.1790.]
Engraving. 165 x 114mm (6½ x 4½").
Joseph Priestley (1733-1804), theologian, Dissenting clergyman and scientist, renowned for his discovery of oxygen and carbon monoxide. A close friend of Benjamin Franklin, he was an avid supporter of the American and French Revolutions, resulting in him leaving for the USA as the British government cracked down on radicals.
W: 2385-4.
[Ref: 24613]  £75.00