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The apparatus depicted in this portrait was designed by Lord Kelvin for the work of the British Association Committee which defined the electrical units of measurement. When Maxwell joined the committee, he made much use of the apparatus.
The Royal Society of Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Title
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879), FRSE
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126 x W 99 cm
Accession number
PCF03
Acquisition method
gift from the James Clerk Maxwell Foundation, 1991
Work type
Painting