Portrait of John William Strutt. 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919) mb-code 1619641 only a few weeks old

only a few weeks old

View of St Luke's Hospital

gloved hands folded together

John Key was elected Lord Mayor of London in 1830 and served for two years

A young Lord Nuffield riding a bicycle down a country lane

Portrait of John William Strutt. 3rd Baron Rayleigh (1842-1919) mb-code 1619641 only a few weeks oldA three quarter length portrait of Rayleigh, landscape format, seated in a green leather library chair. Rayleigh is in a relaxed pose, his left arm resting on the chair back, the right hand holding his knee, his legs crossed. He wears a black suit and tie, a white shirt with a single gold stud. Behind is a table upon which is a scatter of papers and bound books. Rayleigh was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1873, he served as its President