Portrait of George Busk
Date
1849
Sitter
George Busk (1807 - 1886, British) , Surgeon
Creator - Organisation
M & N Hanhart, Lithographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 300mm
width (print): 240mm
width (print): 240mm
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Description
Seated portrait of George Busk, looking to the right as viewed, one hand held to his face, in evening dress, with natural hair.
Inscribed: ‘T. H. Maguire 1849/ M & N Hanhart LITH PRINTERS’ with facsimile signature of the sitter.
George Busk (1807-1886), British naval surgeon and zoologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal in 1871 for ‘his researches in zoology, physiology, and comparative anatomy’.
Inscribed: ‘T. H. Maguire 1849/ M & N Hanhart LITH PRINTERS’ with facsimile signature of the sitter.
George Busk (1807-1886), British naval surgeon and zoologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850. He was awarded the Society’s Royal Medal in 1871 for ‘his researches in zoology, physiology, and comparative anatomy’.
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