Dear Jim
Very many thanks for guiding us for the comments.
Regards
Dick
On 17/11/2011 12:45, "Prof. J. A. Secord" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> It's definitely not Murchison--at least as far as I can tell; there is a
> portrait of him from 1830 or so in my book on the Cambrian-Silurian
> controversy. The lower part of the face looks a little more like Lyell (see
> your portrait at http://www.sciencephoto.com/media/411732/enlarge
>
> but the lips are too full for that to be very convincing. Without some
> further provence information, locating this securely to the field of natural
> history/geology/science, I suspect it's going to be very difficult to know
> for sure.
>
> all best
> Jim
>
> On Nov 17 2011, RTJ MOODY wrote:
>
>> Hopefully someone can recognise this elegant man for Hellen at the NHM
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Dick
>> ------ Forwarded Message
>> From: Hellen Pethers <[log in to unmask]>
>> Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:24:47 -0000
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Conversation: Image identification
>> Subject: Image identification
>>
>> [Dear Dick, please can you post this plea round?]
>>
>> Dear HOGG members,
>>
>> We have found the attached painting in our store and are trying to find out
>> who it might be.
>>
>> The painting (see PDF attached) is unsigned. The only labels on the back
>> are ŒUnknown Man¹ and the name of Dr Claringbull. Although Dr
>> Claringbull¹s time as Mineralogy Keeper (1953-1968).
>>
>> We wondered whether it could be a young Murchison, but all the images we
>> have are of him as an older man.
>>
>> What do you think? Any ideas who it might be?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Hellen
>>
>> Hellen Pethers
>> Assistant Librarian (Reader Services)
>> Library & Archives
>> Natural History Museum, London
>>
>>
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>>
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