Sepia photograph, portrait of Charles Babbage, 1863

Made:
1863 in London
photographer:
Unattributed
Sepia photograph, portrait of Charles Babbage, 1863 Charles Babbage (1791-1871)

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Sepia photograph, portrait of Charles Babbage, 1863
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Charles Babbage (1791-1871)
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Photograph, sepia, portrait, added highlights in ink: Charles Babbage (1791-1871). Image 20x16cm oval, on support. Trimmed to 33x27cm, mounted to board 49x37cm. A leaf inset holograph signature, 6x10cm on card 9x14cm. After the International Statistical Congress photograph of 1860, with sitter's shirtfront and top of chairback touched out. HS to L, vignette. Leaf inscribed in brown ink 'Very Affecty Yours C Babbage Dorset Manch Sq 18 May 1863'. Presented by Major-General Henry Prevost Babbage (1824-1918), youngest son of Charles Babbage. London, Royal Institution; Friday Evening Discourse exhibition (Computing, lecture by Sir Roger Elliott); 1988 5 Feb. Charles Babbage mathematician and pioneer of computing.

Details

Category:
Art
Object Number:
1876-371
Materials:
sepia tint, paper and cardboard
Measurements:
photograph: 330 mm x 270 mm
board mount: 490 mm x 370 mm
holograph: 60 mm x 100 mm
holograph card: 90 mm x 140 mm
image: 200 mm x 160 mm
type:
photograph and portrait
credit:
Gift of Major-General Babbage