Portrait of Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair
Date
mid 19th century
Sitter
Lyon Playfair (1818 - 1898, British) , Chemist
Creator
G Cook, Engraver
After
Antoine Claudet (1797 - 1867, French) , Photographer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 264mm
width (print): 178mm
width (print): 178mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait of Lyon Playfair, 1st Baron Playfair.
Inscribed ‘A. Claudet. G.Cook. Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR, C.B. F.R.S., PRESIDENT OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. WILLIAM MACKENZIE GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEWYORK’, with facsimile signature.
Lyon Playfair was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848, he was Vice President from 1874-1875.
Inscribed ‘A. Claudet. G.Cook. Dr. LYON PLAYFAIR, C.B. F.R.S., PRESIDENT OF THE CHEMICAL SOCIETY. WILLIAM MACKENZIE GLASGOW, EDINGBURGH, LONDON & NEWYORK’, with facsimile signature.
Lyon Playfair was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848, he was Vice President from 1874-1875.
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