Black and white full-length standing studio portrait of George Bentham. Ink inscription on verso, 'G. Bentham Esq.'. Pencil inscription on verso, 'Andrew Murray's volume p4'. Printed inscription on verso, 'Maull & Co. Photographers. 55, Gracechurch Street. 187a Piccadilly and Tavistock House, Fulham Road, London. No. 35637'. 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