Portrait of John Couch Adams (1819-1882) Barrett's London Hat Warehouse He was a distant relative

He was a distant relative of William of Prussia

The boy in the pedal car is Gordon Crosby's son

whilst the former Prime Minister

the clock tower is now at Swanage in Dorset

noblemen and watermen

Portrait of John Couch Adams (1819-1882) Barrett's London Hat Warehouse He was a distant relativeFull length studio portrait of J C Adams, seated and posed at a writing desk with a pen poised over paper in his right hand, the left holding what appears to be a letter. Behind the sitter is a curtain or drape. Printed below the image: 'MAULL & POLYBLANK, LONDON'. John Couch Adams was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1849. Original: albumen print, carte de visite. ca. 1860