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    Image number: RS.7758
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    Portrait of William Henry Barlow

    Date
    Early 1860s
    Sitter
    William Henry Barlow (1812 - 1902, British) , Civil engineer
    Creator - Organisation
    Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
    Object type
    Image reference
    Material
    Technique
    Dimensions
    height (print): 90mm
    width (print): 58mm
    height (mount): 101mm
    width (mount): 64mm
    Subject
    Content object
    Description
    Full length studio portrait of William Henry Barlow seated at a writing desk, his right hand resting on an open book. Barlow wears a dark frock coat over a lighter waistcoat and trousers.

    Printed below the image: “MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON”. The reverse has various inscriptions. Printed: “Maull & Polyblank, Photographers, 55 GRACECHURCH STREET, and 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON.” There is a negative number in ink: “31163”.

    William Henry Barlow was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1850.
    Transcription
    MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON
    MAULL & Co. PHOTOGRAPHERS, 55 GRACECHURCH STREET, 187a, PICCADILLY, and TAVISTOCK HOUSE, FULHAM ROAD, LONDON
    31163
    Object history
    Henry Maull (1829-1914) was a British photographer who specialised in portraits of noted individuals. Maull formed several partnerships during his career:

    Maull & Polyblank 1856-1865: in partnership with George Henry Polyblank
    Maull, Henry & Co 1866-1872
    Maull & Co 1873-1878
    Maull & Fox 1879-1908: in partnership with John Fox (1832-1907)

    The Royal Society holds approximately 600 photographic portraits of Fellows taken at Henry Maull studios between the mid-nineteenth century and the early twentieth century.
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