Frédéric Sauvage

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Frédéric Sauvage — Pierre-Louis-Frédéric Sauvage, inventor of the marine propeller, portrait after Gavarni.

Artist

Name:: Gavarni, Paul
Dates:: 1804-1866
Country:: France

Illustration

Subject:: People
Technique:: Wood engraving
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: Old Book Illustrations

Periodical

Title:: L'Illustration (Issue 753)
Author(s):: Collective work
Published:: Paris, 1857

Description

Alexis Sauvage (1786-1857), a French engineer and one of the inventors of screw-type marine propellers.
The caption reads in the original French: Pierre-Louis-Frédéric Sauvage, inventeur de l’hélice, portrait d’après Gavarni.

Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, black & white, engineer, France, male, periodical, portrait