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Image number: RS.7812
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Portrait of Thomas Lauder Brunton
Date
ca. 1874
Sitter
Thomas Lauder Brunton (1844 - 1916, British) , Physician
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 143mm
width (print): 95mm
width (print): 95mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Formal photographic portrait of Thomas Lauder Brunton, head and shoulders, three-quarter face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Brunton was a physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He is perhaps best known for the use of amyl nitrite in the treatment of angina. Brunton delivered the Croonian Lecture in 1889 on The Chemical structure of Physiological Action.
Brunton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1874.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Brunton was a physician at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London. He is perhaps best known for the use of amyl nitrite in the treatment of angina. Brunton delivered the Croonian Lecture in 1889 on The Chemical structure of Physiological Action.
Brunton was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1874.
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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