Portrait of William Robert Boon
Date
c.1974
Sitter
William Robert Boon (1911 - 1994, British) , Chemist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
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Dimensions
height (print): 210mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
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Description
Head and shoulders portrait of William Robert Boon, inclined to the left as viewed, looking out at the camera. Wearing a dark suit and tie, white shirt and pocket square, and glasses.
Signed 'Argent' in the lower left-hand corner.
Verso inscription: 'Photograph by/ GODFREY ARGENT/ 33 QUEEN'S GATE GARDENS/ LONDON SW7 5RR [...] Rec'd July 1974'
William Robert Boon (1911-1994), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. He was awarded the Society's Mullard Medal in 1972 'in recognition of the outstanding role he had played in the discovery and development of the dipyridyl herbicides'.
Signed 'Argent' in the lower left-hand corner.
Verso inscription: 'Photograph by/ GODFREY ARGENT/ 33 QUEEN'S GATE GARDENS/ LONDON SW7 5RR [...] Rec'd July 1974'
William Robert Boon (1911-1994), British chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1974. He was awarded the Society's Mullard Medal in 1972 'in recognition of the outstanding role he had played in the discovery and development of the dipyridyl herbicides'.
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