Portrait of Ralph Louis Wain
Date
1984
Sitter
Ralph Louis Wain (1911 - 2000, British) , Chemist
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Creator - Organisation
Godfrey Argent Studio, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 215mm
width (print): 160mm
width (print): 160mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Ralph Louis Wain inclined to the left and looking off to the right as viewed. He wears dark brow line spectacles and is dressed in a dark suit jacket with shirt and tie.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3 (2). PROF. R.L. WAIN C.B.E FRS. SGRS 8347/27. Rec’d 14-i-85.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’ and ‘The Royal Society of London.’
Ralph Louis Wain (1911-2000), British agricultural chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1960. He received the Mullard Award in 1988 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to plant sciences and selective herbicides, in particular.
Signed by the artist on the front mount and inscribed on the reverse ‘Box 3 (2). PROF. R.L. WAIN C.B.E FRS. SGRS 8347/27. Rec’d 14-i-85.’
Stamped ‘COPYRIGHT GODFREY ARGENT STUDIO, 12 HOLLAND ST. LONDON W8 4LT. TEL: 937 0441, 937 4008.’ and ‘The Royal Society of London.’
Ralph Louis Wain (1911-2000), British agricultural chemist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1960. He received the Mullard Award in 1988 in recognition of his outstanding contribution to plant sciences and selective herbicides, in particular.
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