Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.2889
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Portrait of Andrew Noble
Date
1887
Sitter
Andrew Noble (1831 - 1915, Scottish) , Industrialist
Creator
Unknown, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 300mm
width (print): 243mm
height (mount): 441mm
width (mount): 370mm
width (print): 243mm
height (mount): 441mm
width (mount): 370mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three-quarter length seated portrait of Andrew Noble, showing him surrounding by plants in the corner of a domestic glasshouse. He is seen in a dark three-piece suit with a white shirt and striped tie. He is holding his spectacles in his right hand and a letter in his left.
Sir Andrew Noble (1831-1915), Scottish physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1870, he was awarded the Royal Medal in 1880.
Sir Andrew Noble (1831-1915), Scottish physicist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1870, he was awarded the Royal Medal in 1880.
Transcription
NOBLE SIR ANDREW FRS
ELECTED 2 JUNE 1870
CABINET DRAWER 4
SIR ANDREW NOBLE FRS (IN 1887)
ELECTED 2/6/1870
ELECTED 2 JUNE 1870
CABINET DRAWER 4
SIR ANDREW NOBLE FRS (IN 1887)
ELECTED 2/6/1870
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