Portrait of Sir William Fergusson
Date
1860s
Sitter
William Fergusson (1808 - 2010, British) , Surgeon
Creator - Organisation
Wilson & Beadell, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 340mm
width (print): 270mm
width (print): 270mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Seated portrait of William Fergusson in a high-backed chair with his left arm resting on an ornate writing desk. A number or books, documents and a nib pen are visible on top of the desk. Fergusson is shown wearing a coat, bowtie and textured waistcoat.
Inscribed below: ‘WILSON 8 BEADELL. Photographers and Miniature Painters. 69 New Bond Street LONDON.W.’
Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet (1808-1877) British surgeon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848.
Inscribed below: ‘WILSON 8 BEADELL. Photographers and Miniature Painters. 69 New Bond Street LONDON.W.’
Sir William Fergusson, 1st Baronet (1808-1877) British surgeon was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848.