Portrait of George Stokes (1819-1903) James Paull Four figures showing a meteor

Four figures showing a meteor seen over London

Isle of Man 13th August 1964

a local vicar visited there every day for thirteen years to write his sermons

Plate 14 from the monograph The morbid anatomy of the human brain

'The Great City Police'

Portrait of George Stokes (1819-1903) James Paull Four figures showing a meteorThree quarter length portrait of Sir George Gabriel Stokes, seated, his right hand resting on the armrest to his chair. Stokes is turned slightly to the left as viewed and is dressed in a black suit and tie and a white shirt with a high collar. Over this, a plain black teaching gown. A watch chain is visible at the waistcoat. Stokes has white hair and prominent side whiskers. George Stokes was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1851, he served