Portrait of Davies Gilbert (1767-1839) Princes Risborough Part of Johann Rudolf Glauber's

Part of Johann Rudolf Glauber's work on 'Philosophical Furnaces'

their brooms slung over their shoulders

he also features in John Dryden's (1631-1700) poem 'Alexander's Feast'

during Commander James Clark Ross's exploration of Boothia Felix (now known as the Boothia Peninsula) and King William Land

21st April 1965

Portrait of Davies Gilbert (1767-1839) Princes Risborough Part of Johann Rudolf Glauber'sHead and shoulders portrait of Davies Gilbert wearing a dark suit with a white neck cloth. Dark background. Inscribed: 'Painted by H. Howard R. A. Engraved by J. Thomson, DAVIES GILBERT, ESQ. M. P. P. R. S. FISHER SON & Co., 1846'. With a facsimile signature. In pencil lower left '1791'. Davies Gilbert was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1791. He served as President of the Royal Society 1827 1830. Original: stipple engraving. 1846