Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.2002
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Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley
Date
1877
Sitter
Thomas Henry Huxley (1825 - 1895, British) , Biologist
Object type
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Material
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Dimensions
height (print): 219mm
width (print): 168mm
height (mount): 283mm
width (mount): 229mm
width (print): 168mm
height (mount): 283mm
width (mount): 229mm
Subject
Description
Oval head and shoulders portrait of T H Huxley, full face looking directly to camera.
Paper label verso, inscribed in ink: “WET-PLATE PHOTOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY TAKEN IN 1877.”
Thomas Henry Huxley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. He served as President of the Royal Society 1883-1885.
Paper label verso, inscribed in ink: “WET-PLATE PHOTOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY TAKEN IN 1877.”
Thomas Henry Huxley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851. He served as President of the Royal Society 1883-1885.
Transcription
WET-PLATE PHOTOGRAPH OF PROFESSOR HUXLEY TAKEN IN 1877.
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