Portrait of John William Strutt. 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919) mb-code 1619641 24th July 1939

24th July 1939

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Portrait of John William Strutt. 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919) mb-code 1619641 24th July 1939A three quarter length portrait of Rayleigh, landscape format, seated in a green leather library chair. Rayleigh is in a relaxed pose, his left arm resting on the chair back, the right hand holding his knee, his legs crossed. He wears a black suit and tie, a white shirt with a single gold stud. Behind is a table upon which is a scatter of papers and bound books. Rayleigh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1873, he served as its President