Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.326
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Portrait of George Bishop
Date
after 1853
Sitter
George Bishop (1785 - 1861, British) , Astronomer
Creator - Organisation
Hennah & Kent , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 133mm
width (print): 115mm
height (mount): 274mm
width (mount): 217mm
width (print): 115mm
height (mount): 274mm
width (mount): 217mm
Subject
Description
Half length study of Bishop, seated, facing the viewer’s right and holding a walking stick in his right hand.
Embossed oval stamp below: “BRIGHTON TALBOTYPE GALLERY (HENNAH & KENT) BY LICENSE OF THE PATENTEE 108 KING’S ROAD BRIGHTON.” In pencil lower left “Geo.Bishop Elec 1848”.
George Bishop was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848.
Embossed oval stamp below: “BRIGHTON TALBOTYPE GALLERY (HENNAH & KENT) BY LICENSE OF THE PATENTEE 108 KING’S ROAD BRIGHTON.” In pencil lower left “Geo.Bishop Elec 1848”.
George Bishop was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1848.
Transcription
BRIGHTON TALBOTYPE GALLERY (HENNAH & KENT) BY LICENSE OF THE PATENTEE 108 KING’S ROAD BRIGHTON
Geo.Bishop Elec 1848
Geo.Bishop Elec 1848
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