Portrait of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis (1827-1912) mb-height 2620 Bateman wears a dark coat

Bateman wears a dark coat over a white waistcoat and light trousers

and side whiskers

The telescope consists of two tubes

'Any Kitchen Stuff have you Maids'

Portrait of Joseph Lister, 1st Baron Lister of Lyme Regis (1827-1912) mb-height 2620 Bateman wears a dark coatThree quarter length portrait of Lord Lister seated in a green leather and wooden armchair with scrolled arms, dressed in a black suit and bow tie with a white shirt. Four upright leather bound volumes are visible on a desk behind. Lister is posed half turned to the viewer's left, with legs crossed, his right elbow leaning against the chair with this hand to his face, index finger on the cheek. Joseph Lister was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society