Credit: ©The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.18872

    Portrait of William Odling

    Date
    late-1870s
    Sitter
    William Odling (1829 - 1921, British) , Chemist
    Creator
    Henri Claudet (1829 - 1880, British) , Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 93mm
    width (print): 59mm
    height (mount): 106mm
    width (mount): 63mm
    Subject
    Description
    Head and shoulders studio portrait of William Odling, in half-profile, facing to the left as viewed.

    The mount is inscribed: ‘Henri Claudet, 107, Regent Street, W. (by Appointment to Her Majesty)’. Verso, in pencil: ‘26133a’.

    William Odling (1829-1921) British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1859.

    Henri Claudet (1828-1880) British photographer, was the son of Antoine Claudet FRS. The Regent Street studio in London bearing his name operated during the period 1867-1881.
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