Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson

Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson holding a bottle of champagne

The little victualler is rewarded by the new Conservative Home Secretary

and the opportunity to gain some form of education rather than be consigned by repetitive

One of several effigies of knights from Temple Church

William Talman

Portrait of Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) mb-width 6876 Manchester United manager Alex FergusonCrookes 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