‘Sketches at the conversazione’
Date
1889
Sitter
Shelford Bidwell (1848 - 1909, British) , Physicist
Charles Vernon Boys (1855 - 1944, British) , Physicist
Joseph Wilson Swan (1828, British) , Chemist
Harry Marshall Ward (1854 - 1906, British) , Botanist
Charles Vernon Boys (1855 - 1944, British) , Physicist
Joseph Wilson Swan (1828, British) , Chemist
Harry Marshall Ward (1854 - 1906, British) , Botanist
Creator
Paul Hermann Naumann (German-British) , Engraver
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 285mm
width (print): 396mm
width (print): 396mm
Subject
Description
Portraits of eight exhibitors at the Royal Society’s conversazione, or soirée, at Burlington House, London, on the evening of 8 May 1889. All in formal evening dress. Left to right (above): Professor H. Marshall Ward, Mr. A. W. Clayden, Mr. J., Wilson Swan and Captain H. Capel Holden, R.A. Left to right (below): Mr. C. V. Boys, Mr. James Pitkin, Mr. Shelford Bidwell, Mr. Eric Stuart Bruce. Each portrait has a brief note of the exhibitor’s name and exhibit title, below.
Full page illustration from the Illustrated London News, 1 June 1889, p.685. Captioned below: ‘SKETCHES AT THE CONVERSAZIONE OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, MAY 8’. The print is signed lower right, ‘P. NAUMANN Sc.’
The accompanying article (p.685) describes the exhibits of the scientists portrayed.
Shelford Bidwell (1848-1909) British physicist and developer of telephotography.
Sir Charles Vernon Boys (1855-1944) British physicist and inventor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Eric Henry Stuart Bruce (1856-1935) British inventor and aeronautical writer.
Arthur William Clayden (1855-1944) British geologist and meteorologist.
Sir (Henry) Capel Lofft Holden, (1856-1937) British army officer and inventor.
James Pitkin (fl.1850-1890) British instrument maker.
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) British chemist and inventor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1894.
Harry Marshall Ward (1854-1906) British botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Full page illustration from the Illustrated London News, 1 June 1889, p.685. Captioned below: ‘SKETCHES AT THE CONVERSAZIONE OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY, MAY 8’. The print is signed lower right, ‘P. NAUMANN Sc.’
The accompanying article (p.685) describes the exhibits of the scientists portrayed.
Shelford Bidwell (1848-1909) British physicist and developer of telephotography.
Sir Charles Vernon Boys (1855-1944) British physicist and inventor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Eric Henry Stuart Bruce (1856-1935) British inventor and aeronautical writer.
Arthur William Clayden (1855-1944) British geologist and meteorologist.
Sir (Henry) Capel Lofft Holden, (1856-1937) British army officer and inventor.
James Pitkin (fl.1850-1890) British instrument maker.
Sir Joseph Wilson Swan (1828-1914) British chemist and inventor, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1894.
Harry Marshall Ward (1854-1906) British botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Object history
Purchased by the Royal Society.
Associated place