Portrait of Francis Leslie Rose
Date
c.1950s
Sitter
Francis Leslie Rose (1909 - 1988, British) , Chemist
Creator
Walter Bird (1903 - 1969, British) , Photographer
Object type
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Seated portrait of Francis Leslie Rose, inclined to the left as viewed, looking out at the camera, holding his spectacles and smiling. Dressed in a black suit and tie, and white shirt.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower left-hand corner.
Francis Leslie Rose (1909-1988), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1957. He was awarded the Society’s Leverhulme Medal in 1975 for ‘his distinguished contributions to the application of chemical science to industry’.
Inscribed with the photographer’s signature in lower left-hand corner.
Francis Leslie Rose (1909-1988), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1957. He was awarded the Society’s Leverhulme Medal in 1975 for ‘his distinguished contributions to the application of chemical science to industry’.
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