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Portrait of Henry Bessemer, "Steel"

  • 1880

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Color lithograph reproduces a watercolor portrait caricature of Sir Henry Bessemer (1813-1898), an English engineer, inventor, and businessman. Bessemer's name is chiefly known in connection with the Bessemer process for the manufacture of steel. Originally published in Vanity Fair on November 6, 1880, Bessemer is shown as a slightly hunched man in a green frock coat, with a pleasant expression.

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  • 15.125 in. H x 10.25 in. W
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Ward, Leslie, Sir. “Portrait of Henry Bessemer, ‘Steel.’” Lithographic ink, paper (fiber product). Vanity Fair, 1880. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/sn009x937.

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