Lot Essay
Guillaume-François Rouelle (1703-1770), was one of the most important French chemists of his time, and among the numerous students listening to his lectures at the Jardin du Roi, was Lavoisier.
Details
JEAN-BAPTISTE WEYLER, circa 1770
The chemist Guillaume-François Rouelle, in profile to the left, in pink camaïeu; enamel on copper --63 mm diam., gilt-metal mount within a black lacquer frame
The chemist Guillaume-François Rouelle, in profile to the left, in pink camaïeu; enamel on copper --63 mm diam., gilt-metal mount within a black lacquer frame
Provenance
By family descent from the sitter to the present owner