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Image number: RS.9263
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Portrait of Louisa Tyndall
Date
1877
Sitter
Louisa Charlotte Tyndall (1845 - 1940, British)
Creator
Victor Zeppenfeld (1834 - 1883, German) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 600mm
width (painting): 465mm
width (painting): 465mm
Description
The sitter appears in half-profile, facing left, her face shadowed and her hair worn up. Louisa Tyndall’s dress is light brown, edged with lace and heavily embroidered panels in a leaf design. Around her neck, held on a claret ribbon, is a heavy gold pendant, with the word ‘ROMA’ just visible. Intended to commemorate her wedding and to be viewed with the companion work, John Tyndall.
Signed “V. Zippenfeld”.
Signed “V. Zippenfeld”.
Transcription
“V. Zippenfeld”
Object history
One of a pair of portraits [the other, of John Tyndall]. John and Louisa Tyndall were married in 1876 and built a cottage at Bel Alp, Valais in 1877, the apparent date of these images. This suggests that the paintings commemorate the Tyndall wedding.
Royal Society Minutes of Council, 7 October 1976. “Reported the gift by Mr J. Proby of three portraits of John Tyndall, F.R.S., a portrait of Mrs Tyndall and a collection of Tyndall’s scientific books” [Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, volume 25 1973-1976 minute 40 p.207 meeting 7 October 1976].
Royal Society Minutes of Council, 7 October 1976. “Reported the gift by Mr J. Proby of three portraits of John Tyndall, F.R.S., a portrait of Mrs Tyndall and a collection of Tyndall’s scientific books” [Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, volume 25 1973-1976 minute 40 p.207 meeting 7 October 1976].
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