Portrait of John Bowring (1792-1872) Size:XL: 120 x 80cm seen from the churchyard of

seen from the churchyard of St Giles

This picture depicts an event from the Old Testament

particularly M Rochefort

A very obese man in profile is about to step into Boodle's club

The mounds

Portrait of John Bowring (1792-1872) Size:XL: 120 x 80cm seen from the churchyard ofThree quarter length seated studio portrait of John Bowring, half turned to the right as viewed. Bowring wears spectacles and holds a book in his right hand, the index finger marking a place. Printed verso: 'PHOTOGRAPHED by H. J. Whitlock 11, NEW STREET BIRMINGHAM' with a monogrammed and crowned badge. Sir John Bowring was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1856. Original: albumen print, carte de visite. ca. 1870 [?]