Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) curtis with an ornate fireplace and

with an ornate fireplace and two figures

attended by Sir Robert Peel

and Science

This example is almost entirely original and had only one previous owner

Westminster and St Paul's in the Distance' c1849-1866

Portrait of Thomas Henry Huxley (1825-1895) curtis with an ornate fireplace andThree quarter length studio portrait of T H Huxley reclining in an chair, body in near profile, head turned slightly to the viewer. Huxley's hands are clasped at his lap and he wears a signet ring on his left hand. Arched gold surround, inscribed below in gold: 'Photographed by MAULL & POLYBLANK, 55, Gracechurch Street and 187A Piccadilly, London.' Signed below in ink 'Thomas H. Huxley'. Inscribed verso in pencil: 'Professor Huxley F. G. S; F. R. S.