Portrait of Eric Ashby
Date
ca.1960s
Sitter
Baron Ashby of Brandon, Suffolk Eric Ashby (1904 - 1992, British) , Botanist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Eric Ashby posed with left hand against his chin and looking directly to the viewer. Dressed in a dark suit jacket with white shirt and tie. He wears round spectacles and has a watch on his left wrist.
A faint artist signature in the lower left hand corner.
Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby of Brandon, Suffolk (1904-1992) British botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963.
A faint artist signature in the lower left hand corner.
Eric Ashby, Baron Ashby of Brandon, Suffolk (1904-1992) British botanist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1963.
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