Credit: © The Royal Society
Image number: RS.9272
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Portrait of Thomas Graham
Date
ca. 1860
Sitter
Thomas Graham (1805 - 1869, British) , Chemist
Creator
George Frederick Watts (1817 - 1904, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 663mm
width (painting): 537mm
width (painting): 537mm
Subject
Description
Half-length portrait, the sitter in black jacket, waistcoat and tie, with a high-collared white shirt. Facing to the viewer’s left and seated in a high-backed red chair.
Thomas Graham was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1836.
Thomas Graham was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1836.
Transcription
THOMAS GRAHAM, F.R.S. by G.F.WATTS, R.A.
Object history
The donation is noted In the Royal Society’s Council Minutes for 1902: “Read a letter from Mrs J.C.Inglis, offering to present a portrait by G.F.Watts of her uncle, the late Mr. Thomas Graham, F.R.S. Resolved – That the offer of Mrs Inglis be accepted…” [Royal Society Minutes of Council, Printed, vol.8 1898-1903, 11 July 1902, p.317].
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