Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Size:L: 80 x 60cm and 12 years old Muriel

and 12 years old Muriel Blackburn daughter of Mr

The image includes an effigy and symbols of death including a skull and a scythe

overlooking Park Lane

aged 78 years

Portrait of Joseph Priestley (1733-1804) Size:L: 80 x 60cm and 12 years old MurielHalf length portrait of Joseph Priestley seated in a green chair with a scrolled wooden handle before a writing table, upon which rests a hexagonal ink well with a quill, a leather bound book and loose manuscript papers. Priestley writes on one of these using a quill in his right hand. Behind, half hidden by a red curtain, is a book case containing bound volumes. In front of these is a set of apothecary's scales, what appears to be a powdered chemical