Portrait of Henry Enfield Roscoe
Date
1914
Sitter
Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833 - 1915, British) , Chemist
Creator
Lucy Theodora Roscoe (1870 - 1954, British) , Photographer
Creator - Organisation
Rich & Company, Printer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 189mm
width (print): 115mm
height (paper support): 198mm
width (paper support): 272mm
width (print): 115mm
height (paper support): 198mm
width (paper support): 272mm
Subject
Description
Half-length seated portrait of Henry Enfield Roscoe. The scientist is shown at his desk, looking towards a study window, his face in right profile.
Inscribed below with a facsimile signature: ‘Henry E. Roscoe 1914’. Printed below: ‘Photogravure Rich & Co. Photo by D.Roscoe’. 'D.Roscoe' refers to Theodora Roscoe, known as Dora, who was Henry Roscoe's daughter.
Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833-1915), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
Inscribed below with a facsimile signature: ‘Henry E. Roscoe 1914’. Printed below: ‘Photogravure Rich & Co. Photo by D.Roscoe’. 'D.Roscoe' refers to Theodora Roscoe, known as Dora, who was Henry Roscoe's daughter.
Sir Henry Enfield Roscoe (1833-1915), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1863.
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