Portrait of Frederick William Twort
Date
1945
Sitter
Frederick William Twort (1877 - 1950, British) , Microbiologist
Creator
Walter Stoneman (1876 - 1958, British) , Photographer
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 152mm
width (print): 152mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Frederick William Twort inclined to the left as viewed and leaning to rest his head against his right hand whilst looking directly to camera. He is dressed in a suit jacket with striped weave, white shirt and silk tie. A pocket square can be seen in his left-hand breast pocket.
Inscribed verso ‘Prof F. W. TWORT FRS. Box 3. Box 7 [rubbed out]. 28 July 1975. [COPY NEG of ORIGINAL By WALTER STONEMAN – Damaged original]. Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London’ and ‘COPYRIGHT. Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT. 33 QUEEN’S GATE GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 5RR. Telephone: 01-584 0269. The Reference No. of this print is… GRS 6400/X.’
Frederick William Twort (1877-1950) British microbiologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1929.
Inscribed verso ‘Prof F. W. TWORT FRS. Box 3. Box 7 [rubbed out]. 28 July 1975. [COPY NEG of ORIGINAL By WALTER STONEMAN – Damaged original]. Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London’ and ‘COPYRIGHT. Photograph by GODFREY ARGENT. 33 QUEEN’S GATE GARDENS, LONDON, SW7 5RR. Telephone: 01-584 0269. The Reference No. of this print is… GRS 6400/X.’
Frederick William Twort (1877-1950) British microbiologist was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1929.
Object history
Copy print created in 1975 by Godfrey Argent of an original portrait by Walter Stoneman from 1945, taken as part of the National Photographic Record.
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