Photo of Sir Charles Wheatstone

[John Wild]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sir-Charles-Wheatstone-1802-1875-English-scientist-inventor-English-concertina-/271089061794?_trksid=p2045573.m2042&_trkparms=aid%3D111000%26algo%3DREC.CURRENT%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D27%26meid%3D3373074552095373483%26pid%3D100033%26prg%3D1011%26rk%3D1%26sd%3D271089061794%26

 

This is for sale on ebay. It seems to be a photo of an original engraving, which is not for sale.

Is this legitimate? Or is there an owner of the original engraving who is not party to this offer for sale?

 

 

Extract from Ebay description:

 

Description of Photograph

Please Note: Your photo will be better quality than the low resolution image used here. This is a photographic print from a high quality scan of the original. When evaluating the quality of the photo, please keep in mind that most photos in our collection were taken over 100 years ago.

Title: Sir Charles Wheatstone, 1802-1875

Date Created/Published: [no date recorded on caption card]

Medium: 1 print : engraving.

Summary: Head and shoulders, facing right.

Notes:

Engraving by C.H. Jeens.

This record contains unverified data from caption card.

Caption card tracings: A/P/P I; BI; Pub. Ind.; Shelf. Sources checked: MUMS.

Bookmark /2002713446/