Portrait of Frederick William Beechey
Date
1850s
Sitter
Frederick William Beechey (1796, British) , Geographer
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Seated portrait of Frederick William Beechey, turned to the right [as viewed]. He wears a white shirt underneath a long dark dinner jacket and a cravat. He holds his hands folded in his lap and the edges of two books are visible poking out of his inner breast pocket.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856) British naval officer and geographer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824 and served as its Vice President from 1855-1856.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Frederick William Beechey (1796-1856) British naval officer and geographer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1824 and served as its Vice President from 1855-1856.
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