Portrait of John Bowring (1792-1872) mb-width 3044 with camels beyond

with camels beyond

Rotherhithe can be seen in the distance

St Thomas Chapel was built on the central pier of London Bridge

and counties were to be governed by elected councils

Portrait of John Bowring (1792-1872) mb-width 3044 with camels beyondHalf length seated studio portrait of John Bowring, looking to camera, the carved back of a chair visible behind, with a curtain or drape above. Bowring wears spectacles. A sheaf of papers is visible in his inside coat pocket and he holds a pencil or pen in his right hand, the top of which is visible at the lower edge of the picture. Printed below the image: 'WILSON & BEADELL, 69, NEW BOND STREET, Photographers to the Queen.' Information repeated