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RefNoVF/37
AltRefNoVF37
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, by Sir Leslie Ward
ArtistWard, Leslie ['Spy']
Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
Date29 April 1897
DescriptionVanity Fair cartoon titled 'Natural Philosophy' featuring William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin. Full length, left profile. Number 684 of the 'Statesmen' series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: 'VANITY FAIR April 29 1897/ Vincent Brooks Day & Son, Lith/ "Natural Philosophy"
ObjectNameLithograph
PhysicalDescriptionColoured lithograph on paper
Dimensions380mm x 263mm
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceFrom volume formerly owned by Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, bound as item 10, since disbound for framing
RelatedMaterialColour transparency, Box N101. IM/004555
RelatedRecordIM/004555
Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8289Thomson; William (1824 - 1907); Baron Kelvin of Largs; physicist1824 - 1907
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