Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum

Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum

Open to the public

Museum or gallery in Tower Hamlets

37 artworks

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The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society has a small collection of portraits, mostly of Presidents of the Pharmaceutical Society (since 1988 the Royal Pharmaceutical Society). Paintings include portraits of the founder of the Society, Jacob Bell, by Sir Edwin Landseer, and the first female President, Mrs Jean Kennedy Irvine, MBE.

66–68 East Smithfield, London, Greater London E1W 1AW England

museum@rpharms.com

020 7572 2210

The Museum of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society is housed at the headquarters of the Society in Lambeth. The reception area displays are open to the public free of charge, 9am–5pm Monday to Friday. Other areas can be visited during a pre-booked tour. The portrait collection is in store but can be viewed if the Keeper is contacted one month in advance.

http://www.rpharms.com/museum

Artworks

  • William Spencer Howells (1889–1969), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1942–1944)
    William Spencer Howells (1889–1969), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1942–1944) George John Done Bruce (1930–2022)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • Jean Kennedy Irvine (1877–1962), MBE, First Female President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1947–1948)
    Jean Kennedy Irvine (1877–1962), MBE, First Female President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1947–1948) Norman Hepple (1908–1994)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • John Attfield (1835–1911), FRS, Professor of Practical Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy (1862–1896)
    John Attfield (1835–1911), FRS, Professor of Practical Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy (1862–1896) Ebenezer Downard (1830–1894)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965)
    Cyril Wheatley Maplethorpe (1898–1983), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1963–1965) Anna Katrina Zinkeisen (1901–1976)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • Thomas Newborn Robert Morson (1800–1874), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1848–1849 & 1859–1861)
    Thomas Newborn Robert Morson (1800–1874), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1848–1849 & 1859–1861) Francis John Wyburd (1826–1893)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • John Williams (1824–1889), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1876–1879)
    John Williams (1824–1889), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1876–1879) Thomas Herbert Maguire (1821–1895)
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
  • Charles James Payne (1794–1844), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1844)
    Charles James Payne (1794–1844), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1844) British (English) School
    Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum
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Artists

  • The Greek Captive: The Jealousy and Revenge of Semiramis
    Frank Mowbray Taubman (1868–1946)
  • Andrew Ralph Melhuish (1870–1950), President of the Pharmaceutical Society (1930–1932)
    Geoffrey Wylde (1903–1972)
  • Philip Prothero Smith, Mayor (1871–1875 & 1878)
    Joseph Sydney Willis Hodges (1828–1900)
  • 'The Two Gentlemen of Verona', Act II, Scene 1, Milan, The Duke's Palace: Valentine, Speed and Silvia
    Henry Perronet Briggs (1791/1793–1844)
  • The Albert Memorial
    Thomas Brock (1847–1922)
  • Reverend Frederick John Champion de Crespigny (1822–1887)
    British (English) School
  • John Charles Buckmaster (1823–1908), JP
    Helen Georgina Tabor (1864–1933)
  • John Attfield (1835–1911), FRS, Professor of Practical Chemistry at the School of Pharmacy (1862–1896)
    Ebenezer Downard (1830–1894)
  • Self Portrait
    John Prescott Knight (1803–1881)
  • William Whewell (1794–1866)
    Thomas Woolner (1825–1892)

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