Portrait of Thomas Sopwith
Date
1850s
Sitter
Thomas Sopwith (1803 - 1879, British) , Surveyor
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 195mm
width (print): 150mm
width (print): 150mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three quarter length portrait of Thomas Sopwith turned slightly to the left [as viewed]. He wears a white shirt underneath a dark cravat and dinner jacket, his hair short with side-whiskers. He holds an example of the 3D teaching models he used to illustrate regional geology, with four more visible on the table behind him.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879) British surveyor, civil engineer and geologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co. London’
Thomas Sopwith (1803-1879) British surveyor, civil engineer and geologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1845.
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