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Image number: RS.7786
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Portrait of James Thomson Bottomley
Date
ca. 1888
Sitter
James Thomson Bottomley (1845 - 1926, British) , Electrical engineer
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 148mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Formal photographic portrait of James Thomson Bottomley, head and shoulders, full face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Bottomley held the post of Demonstrator of Experimental Physics at the University of Glasgow for 29 years. He published works on dynamics and hydrostatics. Bottomley was the nephew of physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907).
Bottomley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Bottomley held the post of Demonstrator of Experimental Physics at the University of Glasgow for 29 years. He published works on dynamics and hydrostatics. Bottomley was the nephew of physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824-1907).
Bottomley was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1888.
Transcription
MAULL & FOX
187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
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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