In 1957, the Royal Academy of Sciences in Stockholm issued a second
medallion to commemorate Bergman engraved by Erik Lindberg (Fig. 3.14) [21].
It shows Bergman in profile on one side, and one of his “reaction formula”
(Sect. 20.2) on the opposite side.
3.4 Portraits of Scheele
While there are several contemporary images of Bergman, there is no known
portrait of Scheele made during his lifetime. On April 22, 1788, 2 years after
Scheele’s death, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to commemorate
Scheele with a medallion. The task was assigned to engraver Johan Gabriel Wikman (1753–1821), but the problem was that there was no authentic picture of
Scheele. Instead, an image was created based on the accounts of people who had
met Scheele. Unfortunately, 10 years had passed since Scheele last visited
Fig. 3.9 Torbern Bergman,
engraving by Fredrik Akrel
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medallion to commemorate Bergman engraved by Erik Lindberg (Fig. 3.14) [21].
It shows Bergman in profile on one side, and one of his “reaction formula”
(Sect. 20.2) on the opposite side.
3.4 Portraits of Scheele
While there are several contemporary images of Bergman, there is no known
portrait of Scheele made during his lifetime. On April 22, 1788, 2 years after
Scheele’s death, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences decided to commemorate
Scheele with a medallion. The task was assigned to engraver Johan Gabriel Wikman (1753–1821), but the problem was that there was no authentic picture of
Scheele. Instead, an image was created based on the accounts of people who had
met Scheele. Unfortunately, 10 years had passed since Scheele last visited
Fig. 3.9 Torbern Bergman,
engraving by Fredrik Akrel
34
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