MARY SOMERVILLE (SCOTTISH 1780-1872)
NAPLES, ITALY
£600
Auction: 27 October 2012 at 11:00 BST
Description
Oil on panel
Dimensions
23cm x 33cm (9in x 13in) and another by the same hand (2)
Footnote
Note: Mary Somerville was born in Jedburgh in the Scottish Borders. She went on to become a popular and well-respected science writer though her skills extended into many more areas. In 1869 she was awarded the Victoria Medal of the Royal Geographical Society. She died and was buried in Naples. Somerville College, Oxford is named after her in acknowledgement of her achievements.