Portrait of Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) mb-code 2592725 Construction of London Bridge

Construction of London Bridge

other guests sit in rows below

meets with the former Prime Minister

In the foreground a man with crutches begs from a passing group

Portrait of Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873) mb-code 2592725 Construction of London BridgeThree quarter length portrait of Adam Sedgwick, seated on a wooden gothic revival style chair with his hands clasped. To his right is a clothed table upon which rest three books. Contemporary ink inscription: 'Oct. 3 1862 A Sedgwick'. Bearing an embossed stamp 'HILLS PHOTOGRAPHERS OXFORD'. Monogram initial verso. Adam Sedgwick was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1821. Original: albumen print. 1862