Portrait of Philip Henry Gosse
Date
1850s
Sitter
Philip Henry Gosse (1810 - 1888, British) , Zoologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 195mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
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Description
Seated portrait of Philip Henry Gosse, head turned slightly to the right [as viewed]. He wears a suit of all black, his hair short and a full beard. One hand rests on the back of his chair, and in the other he holds a closed book.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London'
Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888) British zoologist and religious writer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1856.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London'
Philip Henry Gosse (1810-1888) British zoologist and religious writer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1856.
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