Portrait of John Theodore Houghton
Date
ca.1972
Sitter
John Theodore Houghton (1931 - 2020, British) , Atmospheric scientist
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 205mm
width (print): 155mm
width (print): 155mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of John Theodore Houghton inclined to the left and looking slightly off to the left of the viewer. He is dressed in a tweed suit jacket, white shirt and woollen tie.
Signed ‘Argent’ front mount, lower left-hand side. Inscribed verso ‘Dr J.T. HOUGHTON FRS. HOUGHTON, John Theodore FRS. 1972. Box 3 (1). Received May 1972. Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT 49 QUEENS GATE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. S.W.7. Telephone: 01. 584.0269 & 5431 The Reference No. of this print is GRS 6051/C.’
Sir John Theodore Houghton (1931-2020), British atmospheric physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972. He gave the Bakerian Lecture in 1991 on 'the predictability of weather and climate' and the Technology Lecture in 1996.
Signed ‘Argent’ front mount, lower left-hand side. Inscribed verso ‘Dr J.T. HOUGHTON FRS. HOUGHTON, John Theodore FRS. 1972. Box 3 (1). Received May 1972. Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London. Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT 49 QUEENS GATE, KNIGHTSBRIDGE. S.W.7. Telephone: 01. 584.0269 & 5431 The Reference No. of this print is GRS 6051/C.’
Sir John Theodore Houghton (1931-2020), British atmospheric physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1972. He gave the Bakerian Lecture in 1991 on 'the predictability of weather and climate' and the Technology Lecture in 1996.
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