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Head and shoulders study of Foster, the head and line of sight angled to the viewer’s left. Foster has a white beard, apparently slightly yellowed, and white hair parted at his left. He is shown in a black jacket with a white shirt and red tie. This is a copy detail, by Collier, of his larger 1907 portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, London.

The Royal Society

London

Title

Michael Foster (1830–1907)

Date

c.1908

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 60.9 x W 50.8 cm

Accession number

RS.9269

Acquisition method

presented by subscribers, 1908 (?)

Work type

Painting

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