Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.7771
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Portrait of Thomas Bell
Date
Early 1860s
Sitter
Thomas Bell (1792 - 1880, British) , Dental surgeon
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 86mm
width (print): 56mm
height (mount): 98mm
width (mount): 63mm
width (print): 56mm
height (mount): 98mm
width (mount): 63mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Full-length studio portrait of Thomas Bell, standing and angled to the right as viewed. Bell is posed with his left hand resting on a book which rests, with an inkstand, upon a clothed table. An upholstered wooden chair appears behind the sitter.
The reverse has various inscriptions. Printed: “MAULL & POLYBLANK, PHOTOGRAPHERS, 55 Gracechurch St. & 187A, Piccadilly, LONDON.”
Thomas Bell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828.
The reverse has various inscriptions. Printed: “MAULL & POLYBLANK, PHOTOGRAPHERS, 55 Gracechurch St. & 187A, Piccadilly, LONDON.”
Thomas Bell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1828.
Transcription
MAULL & POLYBLANK, PHOTOGRAPHERS, 55 Gracechurch St. & 187A, 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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