Portrait of Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) Size:S: 60 x 45cm to which ascends David Salomons

to which ascends David Salomons

17th December

the prestigious Gordon Bennett Race was held in Southern Ireland

one of two volumes on a cloth-covered table

A young woman holding up a parasol stands between them

Portrait of Charles Wheatstone (1802-1875) Size:S: 60 x 45cm to which ascends David SalomonsHalf length seated portrait of Charles Wheatstone, the sitter's body turned to the viewer's left. Wheatstone wears a black or dark brown suit with a white shirt and black tie. He is shown wearing spectacles and holding a sheaf of papers in his left hand. Charles Wheatstone was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1836. Original: oil on canvas, 914x609mm. 1860s