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Joseph Priestley, Attributed to Ozias Humphrey (British, 1742-1810).
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Depicts Joseph Priestly half-length, facing right in slight profile, seated in a upholstered chair, wearing a black coat, black vest, and shirt with white collar. He wears a powdered wig on his head.

Credit: Courtesy of the Chemical Heritage Foundation Image Archives. Chemists" Club Collection

Two portraits of Joseph Priestly speak volumes about the differences of his life in Great Britain and his last years in Pennsylvania. In this portrait, British artist Ozias Humphrey painted Priestly in formal wig and clerical robes, peering off expressionless into the distance.

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