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Half-length portrait of George Peacock seated in an armchair upholstered in red with a carved wooden back and scrolled armrests. Peacock is half-turned to the viewer’s left and holds open a paper-bound book in which is a plan and elevation of Ely Cathedral, where Peacock served as Dean. Two volumes rest on a table at Peacock’s right hand, the table covered by a blue cloth with a patterned edge. Additional leather-bound books can be seen in a wooden bookcase behind the sitter. Peacock is dressed soberly, in clerical style: a black suit with a white shirt and neckcloth. Peacock was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1818.

The Royal Society

London

Title

George Peacock (1791–1858), Mathematician

Date

1860

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 112.4 x W 86.8 cm

Accession number

RS.9734

Acquisition method

presented by subscribers, 1860

Work type

Painting

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