Credit: ©Bryan Organ
    Image number: RS.12337

    Martin John Rees's hands

    Date
    2010
    Sitter
    Creator
    Bryan Organ (1935, British) , Painter
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    Description
    Observational study of Martin Rees's hands, a preparatory drawing for the main portrait.

    Inscribed 'Studies for Martin Rees' hands. Bryan Organ - June 2010' front lower 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
    Studies for Martin Rees' hands - 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.
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