Portrait of George Johnstone Stoney
Title
Portrait of George Johnstone Stoney
Date
Identifier
RDS_treasures_178_Jones_George Stoney.jpg
Subject
Description
George Johnstone Stoney, Irish Physicist, the subject depicted full length, directed forward, his 'cathedral'-style bearded face in frontal profile, seated at a table in an interior, wearing a dark suit and blue-trimmed academic robes, a watchchain in his waistcoat, the table covered with a tapestry on which are a book and inkwell, his left hand resting on some papers and a quill in his right hand, books at his feet, in the background a red velvet upholstered footstool and a door partially draped with a dark green curtain.
Source
RDS Treasures Collection
Rights
Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.
Relation
RDS Library & Archives
Format
Painting
Coverage
1883
Original Format
Oil on canvas
Physical Dimensions
239 x 142 cm
Collection
Citation
Jones, Thomas Alfred, Sir, 1823-1893, “Portrait of George Johnstone Stoney,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 11, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3865.