Portrait of Roderick Impey Murchison
Date
c.1860
Sitter
Roderick Impey Murchison (1792 - 1871, Scottish) , Geologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 225mm
width (print): 175mm
width (print): 175mm
Subject
Description
Full-length seated studio portrait showing Roderick Impey Murchison in a dark jacket, chequered waistcoat, white shirt and dark bowtie. He is presented against a plain studio background with a curtain to his left and a small table to his right, on which his elbow is resting. He is seen holding a pair of spectacles in his right hand.
Annotated below in pencil: ‘Sir R Murchison’
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.
Annotated below in pencil: ‘Sir R Murchison’
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.