Testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare. Lithograph by F.G. Netherclift, ca. 1839.

Name: Testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare. Lithograph by F.G. Netherclift, ca. 1839.
Author: Vattemare, Alexandre, 1796-1864. Netherclift, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1817-1892. Collas, Achille, 1795-1859. Seyffarth, Gustav, 1796-1885. Tieck, Ludwig, 1773-1853. Candolle, Alphonse de, 1806-1893. Olbers, W. (Wilhelm), 1758-1840. Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780-1850. Brinkley, John, 1763-1835. Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm, 1762-1836. Grotefend, Georg Friedrich, 1775-1853. Bilderdijk, Willem, 1756-1831. Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von, 1774-1856.

Title	Testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare. Lithograph by F.G. Netherclift, ca. 1839.
Author	Vattemare, Alexandre, 1796-1864. Netherclift, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1817-1892. Collas, Achille, 1795-1859. Seyffarth, Gustav, 1796-1885. Tieck, Ludwig, 1773-1853. Candolle, Alphonse de, 1806-1893. Olbers, W. (Wilhelm), 1758-1840. Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780-1850. Brinkley, John, 1763-1835. Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm, 1762-1836. Grotefend, Georg Friedrich, 1775-1853. Bilderdijk, Willem, 1756-1831. Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von, 1774-1856.
Publication Date:	1839
Publication Place	[Paris] - [M. P. Henrichs]
Type	Book
Language	ar
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Physical Dimensions	49 cm
Library:	Wellcome Collection museum and library
Record ID	nf4bmdft
Library Location	Wellcome Collection 3039195i
Date	1839
Notes	Facsimiles of handwritten testimonials collected by Nicolas-Marie-Alexandre Vattemare (1796-1864), ventriloquist, philanthropist, and promoter of exchanges of cultural goods between nations and institutions; b. 7 Nov. 1796, d. 7 Apr. 1864 The portrait of Olbers appears to be printed on a separate sheet and stuck on above his autograph: it is lettered "Procédé de A. Collas" \| Facsimiles of handwritten testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare by the following: Gustav Seyffarth (1796-1885, German-American Egyptologist), writing in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Leipzig 1833; Ludwig Tieck, wishing health and a long life, Dresden 1833; de Candolle, Geneva 1829, presumably Alphonse de Candolle (1806-1893); Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers (1758-1840, physician and mathematician at Bremen), 1834, with a portrait of him engraved by A. Collas after a medal; Heinrich Christian Schumacher (17801850, German-Danish astronomer), Altona 1834; "Bainkly (astronome)", i.e. John Mortimer Brinkley (1733 or 1766-1835), with thanks for Vattemare's display of his "wonderful powers" [of ventriloquism] at the Record Tower, part of Dublin Castle, 2 March 1825; D. [C.W.?] Hufeland, providing reminders of mortality "Respice finem. In memoriam", Berlin 1834; Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775-1853), writing in cuneiform with Latin translation; Willem Bilderdyk, poet, Leiden 1819; de Hammer, presumably Joseph de Hammer, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856), writing in Persian and French on Mardi Gras 1833 \| Album cosmopolite ... Les traductions se trouvent dans le texte. F. Netherclift lithog.

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Testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare. Lithograph by F.G. Netherclift, ca. 1839.

Author Vattemare, Alexandre, 1796-1864. Netherclift, Frederick G. (Frederick George), 1817-1892. Collas, Achille, 1795-1859. Seyffarth, Gustav, 1796-1885. Tieck, Ludwig, 1773-1853. Candolle, Alphonse de, 1806-1893. Olbers, W. (Wilhelm), 1758-1840. Schumacher, Heinrich Christian, 1780-1850. Brinkley, John, 1763-1835. Hufeland, Christoph Wilhelm, 1762-1836. Grotefend, Georg Friedrich, 1775-1853. Bilderdijk, Willem, 1756-1831. Hammer-Purgstall, Joseph, Freiherr von, 1774-1856.

Publication Date 1839

Publication Place [Paris] - [M. P. Henrichs]

Type Book

Language ar

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Physical Dimensions 49 cm

Library Wellcome Collection museum and library

Record ID nf4bmdft

Library Location Wellcome Collection 3039195i

Date 1839

Notes Facsimiles of handwritten testimonials collected by Nicolas-Marie-Alexandre Vattemare (1796-1864), ventriloquist, philanthropist, and promoter of exchanges of cultural goods between nations and institutions; b. 7 Nov. 1796, d. 7 Apr. 1864 The portrait of Olbers appears to be printed on a separate sheet and stuck on above his autograph: it is lettered "Procédé de A. Collas" | Facsimiles of handwritten testimonials to Alexandre Vattemare by the following: Gustav Seyffarth (1796-1885, German-American Egyptologist), writing in Egyptian hieroglyphics, Leipzig 1833; Ludwig Tieck, wishing health and a long life, Dresden 1833; de Candolle, Geneva 1829, presumably Alphonse de Candolle (1806-1893); Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers (1758-1840, physician and mathematician at Bremen), 1834, with a portrait of him engraved by A. Collas after a medal; Heinrich Christian Schumacher (17801850, German-Danish astronomer), Altona 1834; "Bainkly (astronome)", i.e. John Mortimer Brinkley (1733 or 1766-1835), with thanks for Vattemare's display of his "wonderful powers" [of ventriloquism] at the Record Tower, part of Dublin Castle, 2 March 1825; D. [C.W.?] Hufeland, providing reminders of mortality "Respice finem. In memoriam", Berlin 1834; Georg Friedrich Grotefend (1775-1853), writing in cuneiform with Latin translation; Willem Bilderdyk, poet, Leiden 1819; de Hammer, presumably Joseph de Hammer, Freiherr von Hammer-Purgstall (1774-1856), writing in Persian and French on Mardi Gras 1833 | Album cosmopolite ... Les traductions se trouvent dans le texte. F. Netherclift lithog.