Black and white full-length seated studio portrait of George Bentham. Printed inscription on recto, 'Maull & Co. 187A Piccadilly and 62 Cheapside'. Pencil inscription on verso, 'G. Bentham Esq. I13d'. Printed inscription on verso, 'Maull & Co. Photographers and Miniature Painters, 187A Piccadilly and 62, Cheapside. London. No. 33635'. George Bentham (1800-1884) was an English botanist and leading taxomomist in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker. He was President of the Linnean Society in 1861 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1862.. George Bentham (1800-1884) was an English botanist and leading taxomomist in collaboration with Joseph Dalton Hooker. He was President of the Linnean Society in 1861 and Fellow of the Royal Society in 1862.
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
10.3 (h) x 6.3 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print