The Microscope, Robert Walter Weir, 1849

Genre painting of professor jacob whitman bailey, professor of chemistry at west point, at a table looking into a microscope. He wears a long robe and head dress suggestive of 17th century naturalists. His wife stands behind him, and his three children sit around the table. Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: 1849. Dimensions: height: 30 in (76.2 cm) ; width: 40 in (101.6 cm). Medium: oil on canvas. Depicted People: Jacob Whitman Bailey. Collection: Yale University Art Gallery. Robert Walter Weir - The Microscope - 1964.15 - Yale University Art Gallery