Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.1355

    Portrait of Sir Francis Galton

    Date
    1890s
    Sitter
    Francis Galton (1822, British) , Geneticist
    Creator
    Eveleen W. H. Myers (1850, British) , Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 280mm
    width (print): 250mm
    Subject
    Description
    Head and shoulders portrait of Francis Galton turned slightly to the right. He is shown wearing a heavy jacket and waistcoat with a white shirt and a spotted bowtie. Some of the other images from this photography session are in the National Portrait Gallery collection.

    Sir Francis Galton (1822-1911), British geneticist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1860. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1886, the Darwin Medal in 1902 and the Copley Medal in 1910.
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