Portrait of Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) mb-code 00761085 Launch of the East India

Launch of the East India Company's ship

An elegant young man with time on his hands poses for a roomful of young women in a straight reversal of the usual roles

bass player with the Liverpool rock group Flock of Seagulls

and the first Hupmobile was exhibited at the Detroit Motor Show of that year

Portrait of Archibald Geikie (1835-1924) mb-code 00761085 Launch of the East IndiaHalf length portrait of Sir Archibald Geikie, seated in a wooden armchair, dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and maroon tie with a gold stick pin. A watch chain is visible at the sitter's waist. Geikie has long white side whiskers and holds metal rimmed spectacles in his right hand, the left resting on his thigh. Behind, a fossilised bone is visible at the sitter's right shoulder with others painted more obscurely to the right as viewed. Archibald