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    Portrait of Andrew Ure

    Date
    1853
    Sitter
    Andrew Ure (1778 - 1857, British) , Chemist
    Creator
    Hugh Welch Diamond (1809 - 1886, British) , Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 101mm
    width (print): 78mm
    height (mount): 284mm
    width (mount): 214mm
    Subject
    Content object
    clothing
       > accessory
          > hat
    clothing
       > accessory
          > umbrella
    Description
    Half length portrait of Ure with two teenaged family members [?] to his right and left. Ure is holding an umbrella and looking to camera.

    Oval, but printed on rectangular paper and card mounted. Inscribed in pencil lower left “Dr Andrew Ure F.R.S.”

    Andrew Ure was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821.
    Transcription
    Dr Andrew Ure F.R.S
    Object history
    This portrait is not signed, but Ure’s age, dress and umbrella resemble those of the sitting for the Diamond portrait of Ure acquired by Prince Albert and held in the Royal Collection Trust (RCIN 2800656). The Royal Society also has a copy of this print.
    Associated place
    <The World>
       > Europe
          > United Kingdom
    Credit
    ©The Royal Society
    Image number
    RS.4086
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