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Photograph (Platinum Print, Cabinet Format) of John Collier's Portrait of Nevil Story Maskelyne, by Henry Dixon & Son, London, c.1895

Inventory Number 45767


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.45767

Item type
Object
Primary inscriptions
Signed by the subject on front of mount. Photographer's stamp on back.
Other inscriptions
Annotation by R. T. Gunther.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 165mm Width: 102mm
Inventory No
45767

Description

Platinum or black carbon print mounted on card, cabinet format, of a painting of Nevil Story-Maskelyne, seated three-quarter length, facing to right, holding a small goniometer in his right hand and a large crystal in his left. Signed by the subject. It is the portrait painted in 1895 by John Collier.