Mary Somerville (née Fairfax), Scottish mathematician and astronomer (1780–1872)
Object type: Medallion
Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
Culture: French
Artist: Pierre Jean David d'Angers
Artist bio: French, Angers 1788–1856 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 19th century
Medium: Bronze, brown patina
Dimensions: Diameter: 3 1/16 in. (7.8 cm)
Classification: Medals and Plaquettes
Credit line: Gift of Samuel P. Avery, 1898
Accession year: 1898
Tags: Profiles|Women