Portrait of James Prescott Joule
Date
c.1876
Sitter
James Prescott Joule (1818 - 1889, British) , Physicist
Creator
Lucy Roscoe (1840 - 1910, British) , Photographer
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Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 240mm
width (print): 190mm
width (print): 190mm
Subject
Description
Three-quarter length seated studio photograph showing James Prescott Joule in a dark jacket and waistcoat with a white shirt and patterned tie. He is turned towards his right and holds his hands together in his lap.
Annotated below in typescript: ‘Photograph taken by Lady Roscoe/about 1876. Supposed to be the/only photograph taken of Joule.’ Inscribed below: ‘Presented by Sir Arthur Schuster April 1923’
James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), British physicist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1852 and the Copley Medal in 1870.
Annotated below in typescript: ‘Photograph taken by Lady Roscoe/about 1876. Supposed to be the/only photograph taken of Joule.’ Inscribed below: ‘Presented by Sir Arthur Schuster April 1923’
James Prescott Joule (1818-1889), British physicist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1852 and the Copley Medal in 1870.