Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.7749
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Potrait of Isaac Bayley Balfour
Date
ca. 1884
Sitter
Isaac Bayley Balfour (1853 - 1922, British) , Botanist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Formail photographic portrait of Isaac Bayley Balfour, head and shoulders, seated left.
Inscription on card reads: MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
Balfour was appointed Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford in 1884. He was Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh from 1888 to 1922.
Balfour was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884.
Inscription on card reads: MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
Balfour was appointed Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxford in 1884. He was Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh from 1888 to 1922.
Balfour was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1884.
Transcription
MAULL & FOX
187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
Object history
Henry Maull (1829-1914) was a British photographer who specialised in portraits of noted individuals. Maull formed several partnerships during his career:
Maull & Polyblank 1856-1865: in partnership with George Henry Polyblank
Maull, Henry & Co 1866-1872
Maull & Co 1873-1878
Maull & Fox 1879-1908: in partnership with John Fox (1832-1907)
The Royal Society holds approximately 600 photographic portraits of Fellows taken at Henry Maull studios between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
Maull & Polyblank 1856-1865: in partnership with George Henry Polyblank
Maull, Henry & Co 1866-1872
Maull & Co 1873-1878
Maull & Fox 1879-1908: in partnership with John Fox (1832-1907)
The Royal Society holds approximately 600 photographic portraits of Fellows taken at Henry Maull studios between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
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