Portrait of Roderick Impey Murchison
Date
c.1855
Sitter
Roderick Impey Murchison (1792 - 1871, Scottish) , Geologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 145mm
width (print): 145mm
Subject
Description
Three-quarter length standing portrait of Roderick Impey Murchison in a dark coat, white shirt and patterned bowtie. A military medal can be seen affixed to this right lapel. He is shown holding a short cane in his right hand, which rests on a small table beside him.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co London.’
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (1792-1871), Scottish geologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1849.
Inscribed below: ‘Photographed by Messrs Maull & Co London.’
Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet (1792-1871), Scottish geologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826. He was awarded the Copley Medal in 1849.