Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844)
- Title
- Portrait of John Dalton (1766-1844)
- Collection
- Caltech Images Collection
- Series
- History of Science Beyond Caltech
- Identifier
- 50.8-12
- Extents
- 1 photographs (negative)
- Abstract
- Photograph of an etched portrait of British chemist John Dalton, seated at a desk, where Dalton’s atomic symbols charts are seen draped over the table top. The line engraving, done by William Henry Worthington (ca 1795-1839), is after a painting (most likely done by Joseph Allen (1769-1839). Dalton, famous for developing the atomic theory of matter, is considered the father of modern atomic theory.