Mary Somerville Portrait Print

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Mary Somerville NPG 690© National Portrait Gallery, Londonby James Rannie SwintonBorn to parents who did not believe in education for daughters; Somerville was principally self-tau ght. Her first husband, Samuel Greig, was hostile to her intellectualism. After his death she went on to study mathematics and was encouraged in her studies by her second husband, the surgeon William Somerville, whom she married in 1812. Her paper on the violet rays of the solar spectrum (1826) and her edition of Laplace's La mécanique céleste brought her much acclaim and she was elected as an honorary member... moreproduct-description-splitExtra small 102mm x 153mm £6.00Small 297mm x 210mm £15.00Medium 483mm x 329mm £30.00Large 590mm x 432mm £45.00Extra large: 840mm x 612mm £75.00Medium Canvas Shortest edge 297mm £35.00Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border, on the paper of your choice. Please note that dimensions listed above are for the paper size only.The Photo paper has a semi-gloss finish, ideally suited to reproductions of photographs, while the Art paper has a matt textured surface that works particularly well for reproductions of drawings, etchings and some paintings.If selecting a frame for Photo paper small or medium, please note that the frame is black, made from solid sustainable wood in the UK, and the dimensions are:Small: Depth 23mm / Height 332mm / Width 245mm Medium: Depth 23mm / Height 517mm / Width 362mm Show more