Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.7787
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Portrait of Henry Taylor Bovey
Date
ca. 1902
Sitter
Henry Taylor Bovey (1850 - 1912, British) , Engineer
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 149mm
width (print): 96mm
width (print): 96mm
Subject
Description
Formal photographic portrait of Henry Taylor Bovey, seated left, three-quarter face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Bovey was the first Rector of Imperial College of Science and Technology in London. In 1877, he became professor of civil engineering and applied mechanics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Bovey was a founder member of both the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the Liverpool Society of Civil Engineers.
Bovey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Bovey was the first Rector of Imperial College of Science and Technology in London. In 1877, he became professor of civil engineering and applied mechanics at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Bovey was a founder member of both the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the Liverpool Society of Civil Engineers.
Bovey was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1902.
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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