Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
1 portrait
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow
by Benjamin Sullivan
oil on panel, 2008
22 1/8 in. x 11 7/8 in. (561 mm x 301 mm)
Commissioned, 2008
Primary Collection
NPG 6851
Sitterback to top
- Martin John Rees, Baron Rees of Ludlow (1942-), Professor of Astronomy and Cosmology and President of the Royal Society. Sitter in 3 portraits.
This portraitback to top
Sittings for this portrait took place at Trinity College, and the college arms can be seen on the plate in the foreground. The laptop on the table shows an image of a protostellar nebula, one of Rees's research interests.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Nairne, Sandy (introduction), 500 Portraits: BP Portrait Award, 2011, p. 319
Placesback to top
- Place made: United Kingdom: England, Cambridgeshire (Trinity College, University of Cambridge)
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