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On display at V&A South Kensington
Portrait Miniatures, Room 90a, The International Music and Art Foundation Gallery

Miniature portrait of Captain Alexander Skene

Miniature
1805 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Watercolour on ivory miniature portrait of Captain Alexander Skene, half length, wearing naval uniform.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleMiniature portrait of Captain Alexander Skene (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on ivory
Brief description
Miniature portrait of Captain Alexander Skene (d.1823) by Andrew Robertson (1777-1835), 1805, watercolour on ivory
Physical description
Watercolour on ivory miniature portrait of Captain Alexander Skene, half length, wearing naval uniform.
Dimensions
  • Height: 17cm
  • Width: 15cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes. The black frame measures: 350 x 325 mm.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
E.124-2013

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Record createdJanuary 28, 2013
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