| RefNo | P/0036 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Portrait of Einstein, Albert |
| Artist | Liebermann, Max |
| Date | 1922 |
| Description | Portrait, seated, half length, right profile |
| ObjectName | Painting |
| Materials | Oil on an artist's board |
| Dimensions | 990 x 749 mm |
| Notes | Robinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980)
Rowlinson, John S and Robinson, Norman H 'The Record of the Royal Society of London' Supplement to the Fourth Edition for the years 1940-1989 (London: Royal Society 1992) p. 87
New York Times 25 August 1938 p8 'Einstein portrait sought; Britons fear it will be destroyed if returned to Reich'. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Copyright | The Royal Society |
| Provenance | The portrait was originally owned by Martha Liebermann, the artist’s widow. It was shown at the anti-Nazi ‘Exhibition of twentieth century German art’ at the new Burlington Galleries from July 1938, where it was purchased by the Society with the help of subscribers. |
| RelatedMaterial | Accessions correspondence and further provenance information in MDA/G/3/1 |
| Colour transparnecy, Box N101; B&W negative, Box N101. IM/001267 |
| RelatedRecord | IM/001267 |
| URLDescription | A digital version is available on the Royal Society picture library |
| URL | https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9246 |
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Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8213 | Einstein; Albert (1879 - 1955); theoretical physicist | 1879 - 1955 |