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Image number: RS.7761
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Portrait of Henry Charlton Bastian
Date
ca. 1868
Sitter
Henry Charlton Bastian (1837 - 1915, British) , Physician
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 145mm
width (print): 98mm
width (print): 98mm
Subject
Description
Formal photographic portrait of Henry Charlton Bastian, seated left, half-face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187 PICCADILLY, LONDON. W'
In 1887, Bastian became Physician at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, London. Bastian was an advocate of the doctrine of abiogenesis, a theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter.
Bastian was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1868.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187 PICCADILLY, LONDON. W'
In 1887, Bastian became Physician at the National Hospital for the Paralysed and Epileptic, London. Bastian was an advocate of the doctrine of abiogenesis, a theory that living organisms can arise spontaneously from inanimate matter.
Bastian was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1868.
Transcription
MAULL & FOX
187 PICCADILLY LONDON
187 PICCADILLY LONDON
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.
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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