Portrait of Warren De la Rue
Date
1850s
Sitter
Warren De la Rue (1815 - 1889, British) , Astronomer
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 195mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
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Description
Three quarter length portrait of Warren De la Rue turned slightly to the left [as viewed], looking out at the camera. He wears a white shirt underneath a dark waistcoat, dinner jacket and cravat, his hair short with side-whiskers. His right hand holds open a book on the table in front of him.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London'
Warren De la Rue (1815-1889) British astronomer and photographer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London'
Warren De la Rue (1815-1889) British astronomer and photographer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850.
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