Lot 6

ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY

Portrait of William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885), bust-length, in a black coat and black cravat, holding a book in his left hand

Closed13 September 2009

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GBP 250

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, 19TH CENTURY
Portrait of William Benjamin Carpenter (1813-1885), bust-length, in a black coat and black cravat, holding a book in his left hand
oil on canvas
30 x 25 in. (76.2 x 63.5 cm.)

Specialist note

William Benjamin Carter (1813-1885) was a biologist and university administrator noted for his contributions to the Medico-Chirurgical Review and for playing an instrumental role in the administration during the creation of the Modern University of London and the expansion of science degrees. (R. Smith, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography).