Accession No
4385
Brief Description
framed chalk drawing of F. F. Blackman, Cambridge Instrument Company director, by F. A. de Biden Footner, English, 1936 (c)
Origin
England
Maker
de Biden Footner, F. A.
Class
prints
Earliest Date
1936
Latest Date
1936
Inscription Date
Material
paper
Dimensions
height 331mm; breadth 242mm (including frame)
Special Collection
Cambridge Instrument Company Collection
Provenance
Donated by the Cambridge Instrument Company.
Inscription
‘DR. F.F. BLACKMAN, F.R.S.
DIRECTOR OF
CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENT COMPANY LIMITED
1901-1936’
‘F.F. Blackman F.A. de Biden Footner’ (signed on drawing)
Description Notes
Pencil sketch of Blackman in later years. Mounted and framed. One of 3 similar portraits of company directors between 1895 and 1943.
References
Events
Description
This pencil sketch is of Frederic Frost Blackman in his later years. Blackman (1866-1947) was a British biologist and a botanist. Born in London, he was educated first at the Barthelowmew's Hospital (BA Science) and later at the University of Cambridge (Doctor of Science), studying botany and plant science, especially photosynthesis. He was elected a fellow of the Royal Society, and a member of the board of the Cambridge Instrument Company.
03/04/2023
Created by: Guey-Mei Hsu on 03/04/2023
FM:40930
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