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Photograph (?Early Gelatine Print, Cabinet Format) of J. G. Galle, by N. Raschkow Jnr, Breslau, 1890

Inventory Number 51377


Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.51377

Item type
Object
Provenance
From F. A. Bellamy.
Primary inscriptions
Printed photographer's details on front and back of mount.
Other inscriptions
Identifying and other inscriptions front and back, including: 'Portrait of Dr Galle, return this to F A. Bellamy ...'.
Physical material
Paper
Card
Dimensions
Height: 166mm Width: 103mm
Inventory No
51377

Description

Albumen print or early gelatine print mounted on card, cabinet format. Portrait of J. G. Galle, half length, looking slightly to left. Other photographs of Galle, also associated with Bellamy, are 50479 (a version of the same photograph) and 11537 (photograph and halftone block).

Johann Gottfried Galle (1812-1910) was one of the astronomers who discovered Neptune.