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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, France, male, periodical, portrait


