Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.1848

    Portrait of Henry Holland

    Date
    c.1870
    Sitter
    Henry Holland (1788 - 1873, British) , Physician
    Creator - Organisation
    Wilson & Beadell, Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 275mm
    width (print): 205mm
    Description
    Formal portrait of Henry Holland in a photographic studio. He is shown sitting on a chair with his left arm resting on a circular table. A book, inkwell and upturned top hat can also been seen on the table, which is covered by a patterned tablecloth. Holland is wearing a dark tie, white shirt and long, dark jacket. A draped curtain is shown behind him and a patterned rug covers the floor.

    Inscribed below: ‘WILSON & BEADELL, Photographers and Miniature Painters. 69 New Bond Street LONDON. W.’

    Sir Henry Holland (1788-1873), British physician and travel writer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1815 and served as Vice President between 1835-1836, 1860-1861 and 1864-1866.
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