Sir William Jackson Hooker, Botanist | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Sir William Jackson Hooker, Botanist

Sir William Jackson Hooker, Botanist | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Carte-de-visite portrait of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), English botanist.  Preceded his son, Joseph Dalton Hooker, as director of Kew Gardens.  Professor of Botany at Glasgow University (1820-1840).  Shown here, one year before he died, in full-body three-quarter profile, sitting in a chair and holding a book in front of a fabricated backdrop.  Handwritten inscription at the bottom reads, "Dir. Wm. Hooker, Kew Gardens."
DESCRIPTION
Carte-de-visite portrait of Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), English botanist. Preceded his son, Joseph Dalton Hooker, as director of Kew Gardens. Professor of Botany at Glasgow University (1820-1840). Shown here, one year before he died, in full-body three-quarter profile, sitting in a chair and holding a book in front of a fabricated backdrop. Handwritten inscription at the bottom reads, "Dir. Wm. Hooker, Kew Gardens."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:46474
Creation Date: 1864
Creator Name:Edwards, Ernest
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Collection Name:Increase A. Lapham papers, 1825-1930
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PH 24
Original Dimensions:2.5 x 4 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Handwritten inscription on the back, later crossed out, reads, "Mr. Ernest Edwards, 20 Baker Street, London W." referring to the photographer. Handwritten inscription also on the back reads, "Si. W.J. Hooker, 1864." From album of portrait photographs collected by Lapham depicting scientists and artists, ca. 1860-ca. 1875. Images include portraits of geologists, botanists, sculptors, and authors.
SUBJECTS
Teachers
Ephemera
Men
Portrait photography
Scientists
Clothing and dress
Chairs
Indoor photography

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