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Image number: RS.7810
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Portrait of Horace Tabberer Brown
Date
ca. 1889
Sitter
Horace Tabberer Brown (1848 - 1925, British) , Chemist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 146mm
width (print): 98mm
width (print): 98mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Formal photographic portrait of Horace Tabberer Brown, head and shoulders, full face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Brown's scientific work was based around his profession as a brewer, he researched germination and fermentation. In later life he studied the assimilation of carbon dioxide in plants. Brown was awarded the Copley Medal in 1920.
Brown was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1889.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Brown's scientific work was based around his profession as a brewer, he researched germination and fermentation. In later life he studied the assimilation of carbon dioxide in plants. Brown was awarded the Copley Medal in 1920.
Brown was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1889.
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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