Portrait of Michael Foster (1836-1907) Great Russell Street the lower half shows exhibitions

the lower half shows exhibitions of leather

West view of the Lock Hospital

000 homeless children living on the streets of London

see also 389452 & 389454

passers by hold on to their wigs and hats

Portrait of Michael Foster (1836-1907) Great Russell Street the lower half shows exhibitionsHead 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. Michael Foster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1872. Original: oil on canvas, 609x508mm. ca.