Portrait of Lyon Playfair
Date
1850s
Sitter
Lyon Playfair (1818 - 1898, British) , Politician
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
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Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Description
Three quarter length portrait of Lyon Playfair turned to the right [as viewed]. He wears a white shirt underneath a dark cravat, waistcoat and dinner jacket, his hair short with side-whiskers. He holds one hand behind his back, the other rests on his left breast pocket.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Lyon Playfair, first Baron Playfair (1818-1898) British politician and chemist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948 and served as Vice President between 1874 and 1875.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Lyon Playfair, first Baron Playfair (1818-1898) British politician and chemist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1948 and served as Vice President between 1874 and 1875.
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