Portrait of John Edward Gray (1800-1873) mb-code 1619858 The woman on the left

The woman on the left is wearing a looser coat known as a mantle that matches her dress

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22nd March 1972

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Portrait of John Edward Gray (1800-1873) mb-code 1619858 The woman on the leftHalf length portrait of John Edward Gray, seated in a red leather armchair, body turned to the viewer's left. Gray is dressed in a black coat, waistcoat and tie, with a white shirt. He is shown wearing gold rimmed spectacles and a signet ring on his left hand, which also holds a sheet of paper. John Edward Gray was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1832. Original: oil on canvas, 770x664mm. 1846