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Image number: RS.8130
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Portrait of Richard Owen
Date
ca. 1855
Sitter
Richard Owen (1804 - 1892, British) , Comparative anatomist
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Polyblank, Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 200mm
width (print): 147mm
height (mount): 298mm
width (mount): 240mm
width (print): 147mm
height (mount): 298mm
width (mount): 240mm
Subject
Description
Half length studio portrait of Owen in academic robes, his right hand resting upon the mounted skull of a member of the crocodile family.
Arched gold surround, inscribed below in gold: “MAULL & POLYBLANK. Photo. 55 Gracechurch Street, London.” Signed below: “Richard Owen”.
From the Maull & Polyblank series Photographic portraits of living celebrities, no.1 issued May 1856.
Sir Richard Owen was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834.
Arched gold surround, inscribed below in gold: “MAULL & POLYBLANK. Photo. 55 Gracechurch Street, London.” Signed below: “Richard Owen”.
From the Maull & Polyblank series Photographic portraits of living celebrities, no.1 issued May 1856.
Sir Richard Owen was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1834.
Transcription
MAULL & POLYBLANK. Photo. 55 Gracechurch Street, London.
Richard Owen
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Richard Owen
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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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