Portrait of William Lawrence Bragg
Date
1970
Sitter
William Lawrence Bragg (1890 - 1971) , Physicist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 175mm
width (print): 120mm
width (print): 120mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Lawrence Bragg inclined slightly right as viewed, looking directly out at the camera. Dressed in a white shirt, and a dark suit and tie.
Verso inscription: ‘PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARGENT/ GODFREY ARGENT/ NO. 8 LADBROKE WALK, NOTTING HILL, LONDON, W11 3PW […]
Sir (William) Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), Australian-born British physicist and crystallographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1921. He was awarded the Society’s Hughes Medal, 1931, Royal Medal, 1946, and Copley Medal, 1966. Bragg and his father, Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) were joint recipients of the Nobel Prize (Physics) in 1915 for ‘their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays’.
Verso inscription: ‘PHOTOGRAPHY BY ARGENT/ GODFREY ARGENT/ NO. 8 LADBROKE WALK, NOTTING HILL, LONDON, W11 3PW […]
Sir (William) Lawrence Bragg (1890-1971), Australian-born British physicist and crystallographer, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1921. He was awarded the Society’s Hughes Medal, 1931, Royal Medal, 1946, and Copley Medal, 1966. Bragg and his father, Sir William Henry Bragg (1862-1942) were joint recipients of the Nobel Prize (Physics) in 1915 for ‘their services in the analysis of crystal structure by means of X-rays’.
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