Portrait of Sir William Fairbairn
Date
1850s
Sitter
William Fairbairn (1789 - 1874, British)
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 220mm
width (print): 175mm
width (print): 175mm
Subject
Description
Full-length seated studio portrait showing William Fairbairn in against a plain painted background and beside a prop Romanesque column. Fairbairn is seen holding a piece of paper in his left hand with a circular table behind him holding further documents.
Inscribed below: ‘Wm Fairbairn’
Sir William Fairbairn (1789-1874), British engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850.
Inscribed below: ‘Wm Fairbairn’
Sir William Fairbairn (1789-1874), British engineer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850.