Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Smeaton wears a short brown

Smeaton wears a short brown wig and is posed with his left hand in his pocket

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Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Smeaton wears a short brownCrookes is posed seated in high backed chair, half length, holding what may be an early form of cathode ray tube in his left hand. The subject is shown half face. Behind, in a freely painted backdrop to the main subject, are a diamond vane radiometer upper right and a bookcase in the lower left of the painting. Crookes bearded and dressed formally, dark suit and wing collar, with a watch chain visible at the waistcoat. Sir William was elected a Fellow