Credit: The Royal Society
    Image number: RS.2780

    Portrait of Roderick Impey Murchison

    Date
    c.1860
    Sitter
    Roderick Impey Murchison (1792 - 1871, Scottish) , Geologist
    Creator
    John Jabez Edwin Mayall (1813 - 1901, British) , Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 225mm
    width (print): 175mm
    Subject
    Description
    Half-length seated studio portrait of Roderick Impey Murchison in a dark overcoat and jacket, white shirt and silk cravat. He is shown holding a cane with his right hand and with his head turned towards his left.

    Annotated below: ‘Roderick Murchison’ ‘1860’

    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.
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