Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.2424
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Portrait of John William Lubbock
Date
ca. 1860
Sitter
John William Lubbock (1803 - 1865, British) , Astronomer
Creator
Alphonse Le Blondel (1814 - 1875, French) , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 247mm
width (print): 189mm
height (mount): 248mm
width (mount): 194mm
width (print): 189mm
height (mount): 248mm
width (mount): 194mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Full length seated portrait of Sir John William Lubbock, wearing a long, light outdoor coat over a darker suit. Lubbock’s right hand rests on a book resting on a table with t decorative cloth; his left hand rests on his leg.
Signed lower right: “Le Blondel, Lille”
Sir John William Lubbock was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1829.
Signed lower right: “Le Blondel, Lille”
Sir John William Lubbock was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1829.
Transcription
Le Blondel, Lille
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