Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-code DCA_115590 The Red House

The Red House

The new Ballot Bill had recently been passed into law and here Britannia drops a slight curtsey to the lanky figure of the Ballot

and the house has been the London residence of the Dukes of Northumberland ever since

Illustrations to support Herschel's speculations on the larger structures formed by stars

there's the rub

Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-code DCA_115590 The Red HouseCrookes 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