Beschrijving
Bust-length portrait of John August Roebuck, turned to the right. John Roebuck of Kinneil (1718-1794) was an English industrialist, inventor, mechanical engineer, and physician who played an important role in the Industrial Revolution and who is known for developing the industrial-scale manufacture of sulfuric acid. (Source: Wikipedia).
Etching and stipple work on wove paper, sheet size 285 x 220 mm., platemark 184 x 160 mm. Etched by Auguste Hüssener in Berlin, c. 1840
Auguste Hüssener (Szczecin 1789 – 1877 Berlin) was a German engraver and printmaker. She was active in Berlin from 1804 to 1877.
In very good condition, some very mild and light foxing in the margins.
