Portrait of Robert Bickersteth (1816-1884) Richard Kings with piles of wood for

with piles of wood for boat-building and repairs

'The Merry Fidler'

Portsmouth Street

'The Next Dance

Portrait of Robert Bickersteth (1816-1884) Richard Kings with piles of wood forFull length studio portrait of Bickersteth, Bishop of Ripon, seated at a desk in the act of writing. The sitter is in half profile, looking to the left as viewed, and wears ecclesiastical dress Printed below the image: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON'. The reverse has various inscriptions. Printed: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, Photographers, 55 GRACECHURCH STREET, and 187A, PICCADILLY LONDON.' Robert Bickersteth was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1858.