Marie and Pierre Curie, as depicted by W M Thackeray for 'Vanity Fair'

Object detail

Maker

William Makepeace Thackeray (b.1811, d.1863)

Date

Circa 1900

Medium

paper, ink, cardboard

Measurements

35.1 x 23.8 cm (large)
27.0 x 18.5 cm (small)

Accession Number

MHM01764

Inscriptions

signature and date/owner's mark/inscriptions ▫ "Jmp" ▫ 0 - Whole
labels ▫ "Pierre Curie, 1859-1906, and Marie Sklodowska Curie/1867-1934/The discovery of the most precious substance on earth, which has become medicine's/first friend in its battle with the most feared of all diseases, was due to the partnership/of a physicist, Pierre Curie, and his chemist wife, Marie. In 1898, through their combined/efforts, polonium and radium were discovered and given to the world." ▫ 0 - Whole

Object Type

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documents

Medical History Museum Category

Medicine in Society

Museum

Medical History Museum

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