Photograph
Sir William Jackson Hooker, Botanist
| 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." |
| Image ID: | 46474 |
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| 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 |
| 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. |
| Teachers |
| Ephemera |
| Men |
| Portrait photography |
| Scientists |
| Clothing and dress |
| Chairs |
| Indoor photography |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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