Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Antoine Lavoisier was elected a

Antoine Lavoisier was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1763

100 Pall Mall

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

showing a cottage with a cart outside

Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Antoine Lavoisier was elected aCrookes 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