Portrait of Richard Alan Fortey
Date
2008
Sitter
Richard Alan Fortey (1946 - 2025, British) , Palaeontologist
Creator
Anne-Katrin Purkiss (1959, British/German) , Photographer
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Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 285mm
width (print): 380mm
width (print): 380mm
Subject
Description
Half-length standing portrait showing Dr Richard Fortey in a collections store at the Natural History Museum in London. He wears a jacket, shirt and tie and is depicted holding a large Trilobite fossil.
Richard Alan Fortey (b. 1946), British palaeontologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997. He was awarded the Faraday Lecture Award for 2006 delivering a lectured title 'A natural history of scientists' the following year.
Richard Alan Fortey (b. 1946), British palaeontologist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1997. He was awarded the Faraday Lecture Award for 2006 delivering a lectured title 'A natural history of scientists' the following year.