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RefNoVF/33
AltRefNoVF33
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of John William Strutt, 4th Baron Rayleigh, by Frederick Thomas Dalton
ArtistDalton, Frederick Thomas ['FTD']
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Date21 December 1899
DescriptionVanity Fair cartoon titled 'Argon' featuring John William Strutt, Lord Rayleigh, at a laboratory desk with chemistry equipment on it. Half length, left profile. Number 716 of the 'Statesmen' series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: 'VANITY FAIR. Decr. 21st 1899/ Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. Lith./ “Argon”’
ObjectNameLithograph
PhysicalDescriptionColoured lithograph on paper
Dimensions380mm x 263mm
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceFrom volume formerly owned by Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, bound as item 7
RelatedMaterialColour transparency, Box N101. IM/004431
RelatedRecordIM/004431
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA7877Strutt; Robert John (1875 - 1947); 4th Baron Rayleigh1875 - 1947
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