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Image number: RS.8059
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Portrait of Joseph Beete Jukes
Date
c.1855-1859
Sitter
Joseph Beete Jukes (1811 - 1869, British) , Geologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 197mm
width (print): 147mm
height (mount): 298mm
width (mount): 243mm
width (print): 147mm
height (mount): 298mm
width (mount): 243mm
Subject
Description
Three quarter length studio portrait of J B Jukes, standing and facing left as viewed. Jukes’s right hand is tucked into his waistcoat, the left rests at his side.
Arched gold surround, inscribed below in gold: “Photographed by MAULL & POLYBLANK, 55, Gracechurch Street and 187A Piccadilly, London.” Signed below in ink “J. Beete Jukes”. Inscribed verso in pencil: “Professor Jukes M.A; F.R.S; F.G.S. Author. Head of the Geological Survey Ireland”.
(Joseph) Beete Jukes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1853.
Arched gold surround, inscribed below in gold: “Photographed by MAULL & POLYBLANK, 55, Gracechurch Street and 187A Piccadilly, London.” Signed below in ink “J. Beete Jukes”. Inscribed verso in pencil: “Professor Jukes M.A; F.R.S; F.G.S. Author. Head of the Geological Survey Ireland”.
(Joseph) Beete Jukes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1853.
Transcription
Photographed by MAULL & POLYBLANK, 55, Gracechurch Street and 187A Piccadilly, London.
J. Beete Jukes
Professor Jukes M.A; F.R.S; F.G.S. Author. Head of the Geological Survey Ireland
J. Beete Jukes
Professor Jukes M.A; F.R.S; F.G.S. Author. Head of the Geological Survey Ireland
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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