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Image number: RS.8087
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Portrait of Charles Lyell
Date
c.1857
Sitter
Charles Lyell (1797 - 1875, British) , Geologist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 198mm
width (print): 148mm
height (mount): 302mm
width (mount): 253mm
width (print): 148mm
height (mount): 302mm
width (mount): 253mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Three quarter length studio portrait of Sir Charles Lyell, seated, holding a book in his left hand. A table is visible behind, covered by a decorative cloth. Lyell is wearing a dark jacket over an embroidered [?] waistcoat and pinstripe trousers.
Arched print, with an oval embossed stamp below: “MAULL & POLYBLANK, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON.” Signed below in ink: “Cha. Lyell”. Inscribed verso in ink: “Sir Chas Lyell 7161a”.
Sir Charles Lyell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826.
Arched print, with an oval embossed stamp below: “MAULL & POLYBLANK, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON.” Signed below in ink: “Cha. Lyell”. Inscribed verso in ink: “Sir Chas Lyell 7161a”.
Sir Charles Lyell was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1826.
Transcription
MAULL & POLYBLANK, 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON
Cha. Lyell
Sir Chas Lyell 7161a
Cha. Lyell
Sir Chas Lyell 7161a
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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