Leopold II tuberculosis Sir Alexander Johnston was elected

Sir Alexander Johnston was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1810

Original is oil on canvas 51 x 61

Wellington purchased the house in 1817 and employed Benjamin Dean Wyatt to carry out renovations

with a white neck-cloth and shoulder-length brown wig

]-Polluck Cornubiensium / Juniores Pollards & Rock Whitings'

Leopold II tuberculosis Sir Alexander Johnston was electedLeopold II, King of the Belgians, 19th century. The brother of Empress Carlota of Mexico and cousin to Queen Victoria, Leopold II (1835 1909) was the second King of the Belgians. He is best remembered for founding the Congo Free State in 1885 with the intention of exploiting its rubber, ivory and mineral resources, ruling as its sovereign. The local population were subjected to brutal exploitation by their colonial rulers, resulting in atrocities and