Black and white full-length seated studio portrait of Sir William Jackson Hooker. Printed inscription on recto 'Ernest Edwards 20, Baker St. W.'. Pencil inscription on verso, 'Sir W. Hooker I page 20'. Ink inscription on verso, 'I 20a'. Wet stamp on verso, 'The Royal Horticultural Society'. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was a botanist and plant collector. A friend of John Lindley, he was the first Director of Kew from 1841-1865, Professor of Botany at Glasgow, and a Fellow of the Royal and Linnean Societies. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865) was a botanist and plant collector. A friend of John Lindley, he was the first Director of Kew from 1841-1865, Professor of Botany at Glasgow, and a Fellow of the Royal and Linnean Societies