Black and white seated portrait of Alfred Sutton. Ink inscription on verso, 'Alfred Sutton'. Printed inscription on recto, 'Sydney Victor White. Reading.'. pencil inscription on verso, '13565 Alfred Sutton'. Printed inscription on verso, 'Do not fail to send this number when ordering copies. Sydney Victor White Photographer Talbot Lodge - Castle Street Reading'. Wet stamp on verso, 'The Royal Horticultural Society'.. Alfred Sutton (c.1818-1897) was the son of John Sutton, the founder of House of Sutton (later Sutton & Sons), the seed house in Reading. He became a partner in the firm along with his brother Martin Hope in the 1830's.