Credit: ©The Royal Society
Image number: RS.8202
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Portrait of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson
Date
ca. 1890
Sitter
John Scott Burdon-Sanderson (1828 - 1905, British) , Physician
Creator - Organisation
Maull & Fox , Photographer
Object type
Image reference
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 148mm
width (print): 100mm
width (print): 100mm
Subject
Description
Formal photographic portrait of John Scott Burdon-Sanderson, head and shoulders, full face.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Burdon-Sanderson became Medical Officer of Health for Paddington in 1856 and, in 1860, he was appointed physician to the Middlesex and the Brompton Consumption hospitals. Burdon-Sanderson conducted research in cholera, diptheria and penicillium.
Burdon-Sanderson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1867.
Inscription on card reads: 'MAULL & FOX 187A PICCADILLY, LONDON'
Burdon-Sanderson became Medical Officer of Health for Paddington in 1856 and, in 1860, he was appointed physician to the Middlesex and the Brompton Consumption hospitals. Burdon-Sanderson conducted research in cholera, diptheria and penicillium.
Burdon-Sanderson was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1867.
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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