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Image number: RS.9677
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Portrait of Alfred Bray Kempe
Date
ca. 1881
Sitter
Alfred Bray Kempe (1849 - 1922, British) , Mathematician
Object type
Image reference
Material
Dimensions
height (print): 135mm
width (print): 90mm
width (print): 90mm
Subject
Content object
Description
Formal photographic portrait of Sir Alfred Bray Kempe, head and shoulders, full face.
From 'Obituary Notices', Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Volume 102, 1923.
Kempe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1881.
From 'Obituary Notices', Proceedings of the Royal Society A, Volume 102, 1923.
Kempe was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1881.
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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