Portrait of William Alexander Forbes
Date
1884
Sitter
William Alexander Forbes (1855 - 1883, British) , Zoologist
Creator
Unknown, Engraver
After
Henry Hamilton Johnston (1858 - 1927, British) , Explorer
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 246mm
width (print): 152mm
width (print): 152mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Alexander Forbes, shown bearded and wearing spectacles, looking directly to the viewer.
Frontispiece to The collected scientific papers of the late William Alexander Forbes, edited by F.E. Beddard (London, R.H. Porter, 1885). Inscribed lower left ‘H.H.Johnston, 1884’.
Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1855-1927) British explorer and colonial administrator
William Alexander Forbes (1855-1883) British zoologist travelled to Brazil, and West Africa where he died.
Frontispiece to The collected scientific papers of the late William Alexander Forbes, edited by F.E. Beddard (London, R.H. Porter, 1885). Inscribed lower left ‘H.H.Johnston, 1884’.
Sir Henry Hamilton Johnston (1855-1927) British explorer and colonial administrator
William Alexander Forbes (1855-1883) British zoologist travelled to Brazil, and West Africa where he died.
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