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Image number: RS.7829
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Portrait of Philip Herbert Carpenter
Date
ca.1885
Sitter
Philip Herbert Carpenter (1852 - 1891, British) , Palaeontologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 90mm
width (print): 59mm
height (mount): 102mm
width (mount): 63mm
width (print): 59mm
height (mount): 102mm
width (mount): 63mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Informal half length studio portrait of Philip Henry Carpenter posed at an angled writing table leaning with his right hand against his face.
Printed below the image: “MAULL & FOX, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON.” The reverse has various inscriptions including a series of printed coats of arms and “MAULL & FOX PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY Portrait and Miniature Painters, 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON. Marion Imp. Paris.” Below, the negative number: “i81734c”.
Philip Henry Carpenter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1885.
Printed below the image: “MAULL & FOX, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON.” The reverse has various inscriptions including a series of printed coats of arms and “MAULL & FOX PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY Portrait and Miniature Painters, 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON. Marion Imp. Paris.” Below, the negative number: “i81734c”.
Philip Henry Carpenter was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1885.
Transcription
MAULL & FOX, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
MAULL & FOX PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY Portrait and Miniature Painters, 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON. Marion Imp. Paris
i81734c
MAULL & FOX PHOTOGRAPHERS TO THE ROYAL FAMILY Portrait and Miniature Painters, 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON. Marion Imp. Paris
i81734c
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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