Black and white seated studio portrait of Francis Dickson. Pencil inscription on verso, 'Francis Dickson Chester 1864'. Printed inscription on verso, 'T. Rodger St Andrews.'. Wet stamp on verso, 'The Royal Horticultural Society'. Francis Dickson (1793-1866) was a nurseryman at Messrs Francis & Arthur Dickson & Sons in Chester. He was the father of Francis Arthur Dickson and thomas Dickson