| RefNo | P/0125 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of William Spottiswoode |
| Artist | Watts; George Frederic (1817 - 1904); painter |
| Date | c.1880 |
| Description | Head and shoulders, full face |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 660 x 533 mm |
| Notes | Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980). Framed dimensions: 985 x 855 mm. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | Presented by R Andrew Spottiswoode, 1962
See CMO/43/4, item 21 '21. Gifts
Reported the offer by Mr R A Spottiswoode of a portrait by G F Watts of William Spottiswoode (FRS, 1853, Treasurer 1870-78, President 1878-83).
Resolved - That the action by the Officers be confirmed, that the offer by Mr Spottiswoode be accepted and that the thanks of the Society be returned to the donors.' |
| RelatedMaterial | B&W negative, Box N101. IM/004344 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/004344 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA7690 | Spottiswoode; William (1825 - 1883); mathematician and physicist | 1825 - 1883 |