Portrait of Martin John Rees
Date
2010
Sitter
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow (British) , Astronomer
Creator
Bryan Organ (1935, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Subject
Astronomy
> Astrophysics (Astronomy)
Astronomy
> Cosmology
Royal Society history & activity
> 350th anniversary (2010)
> Astrophysics (Astronomy)
Astronomy
> Cosmology
Royal Society history & activity
> 350th anniversary (2010)
Description
Half-length portrait of Martin Rees engaging the viewer in the act of speaking, above a Royal Society branded platform or lectern. Rees is dressed in a suit and shirt with a patterned tie. The work features a cropped version of the Society’s 350th year logo.
This is a preparatory drawing for the main portrait.
Inscribed 'Ideas for Martin Rees. Bryan Organ - June 2010' front upper right hand side.
Martin Rees was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979, he served as its President from 2005 to 2010.
This is a preparatory drawing for the main portrait.
Inscribed 'Ideas for Martin Rees. Bryan Organ - June 2010' front upper right hand side.
Martin Rees was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1979, he served as its President from 2005 to 2010.
Transcription
Ideas for Martin Rees
Bryan Organ - June 2010
Bryan Organ - June 2010
Object history
Presented to Martin Rees by Bryan Organ in 2010.
Two preparatory drawings to Martin Rees portrait: one for the main portrait and a second study of Martin Rees’s hands making characteristic gestures, were presented to Martin Rees in 2010.
The portrait was commissioned by the Treasurer and unveiled on 30 November 2010 at the Royal Society's headquarters in Carlton House Terrace, London.
Two preparatory drawings to Martin Rees portrait: one for the main portrait and a second study of Martin Rees’s hands making characteristic gestures, were presented to Martin Rees in 2010.
The portrait was commissioned by the Treasurer and unveiled on 30 November 2010 at the Royal Society's headquarters in Carlton House Terrace, London.
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