Portrait of Richard Weck
Date
1975
Sitter
Richard Weck (1913 - 1986, British) , Engineer
Creator
Godfrey Argent (1937 - 2006, British) , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 208mm
width (print): 157mm
width (print): 157mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders portrait of Richard Weck in three-quarter profile to the left as viewed, looking directly to camera. He is dressed in mid-tone suit jacket, white shirt and patterned tie.
Signed ‘Argent’ lower left-hand corner, front mount. Inscribed verso ‘DR. RICHARD WECK, C.B.E. E.1975. Box3. 28 Jul 1975.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London’ and ‘COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH BY GODFREY ARGENT. 33, Queen’s Gate Gardens, London, SW7 5RR. 01-584 0269. The identification number of this print is: GRS 7548/6.’
Richard Weck (1913-1986) Austrian-born British engineer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1975.
Signed ‘Argent’ lower left-hand corner, front mount. Inscribed verso ‘DR. RICHARD WECK, C.B.E. E.1975. Box3. 28 Jul 1975.’ Stamped ‘The Royal Society of London’ and ‘COPYRIGHT PHOTOGRAPH BY GODFREY ARGENT. 33, Queen’s Gate Gardens, London, SW7 5RR. 01-584 0269. The identification number of this print is: GRS 7548/6.’
Richard Weck (1913-1986) Austrian-born British engineer was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1975.
Object history
Portrait used in Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. Biogr. Mems Fell. R. Soc. (1986) (32): 629–647.
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