Portrait of Richard Owen
Date
c.1880
Sitter
Richard Owen (1804 - 1892, British) , Naturalist
Creator - Organisation
Elliott & Fry, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 125mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Head and shoulders studio portrait of Richard Owen turned towards his left. He is presented against a dark background and is seen wearing a black beret, dark jacket, white shirt and black bowtie.
Inscribed below: ‘From a Photo: by Elliott & Fry.’ ‘SIR RICHARD OWEN, / K.C.B., M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S. / First President of the Microscopical Society of London. / 1840_1.’
Richard Owen (1804-1892), British naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1846 and the Copley Medal in 1851.
Inscribed below: ‘From a Photo: by Elliott & Fry.’ ‘SIR RICHARD OWEN, / K.C.B., M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S. / First President of the Microscopical Society of London. / 1840_1.’
Richard Owen (1804-1892), British naturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834. He was awarded the Royal Medal in 1846 and the Copley Medal in 1851.