More Info →Sir Humphrey Davy (b.1778 - d.1829) {sketch}

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Signature of artist on original, bottom right – michael ayrton

Written on back with blue felt-tip pen – Sir Humphrey Davy

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Sir Humphrey Davy (b.1778 – d.1829) {sketch} 1 B&W photo print (large)

Photo reproduction of a sketch by Michael Ayrton.

Chemist and one of England’s greatest scientists, dicovered several chemical elements. 1815 devised a safety lamp for miners that bears his name – the Davy lamp. The sketch shows him holding this lamp.

Photo of print used for exhibition purposes – historical persons in the development of electricity & electrical engineering. Possibly reproduced by Mr J.F. Bryce.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

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