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Description: | Seated portrait of James Nicol. Sitter is bearded and bald and can be seen wearing a housecoat. Brown leather-bound book, brown studio backgound. James Nicol was Professor of Natural History.
"James Nicol (1810-79) was a geologist and Professor of Natural History 1853-78 initially at Marischal Cololege and after 1860 at Aberdeen University. His appointment to the chair of natural philosophy at the fusion of the two universities precipitated the departure of James Clerk Maxwell. William W. Nicol (fl.1840-73) was an Edinburgh based landscape, portrait and history painter. He was the brother of the sitter. See also ABDUA: 30110."
Author: Morrison,John Date: 2002 Purpose: HA3541
Acquisition source: Nicol, Mrs | License: | http://www.abdn.ac.uk/historic/Copyright_terms_conditions.shtml | Publisher: | ABDUA University of Aberdeen, Marischal Museum | Rights holder: | 47718 | Temporal: | 1850-1878 | Source: | University of Aberdeen | Creator: | Nicol, W W | Identifier: | http://calms.abdn.ac.uk/Geology/dserve.e... | Go to resource |
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