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John Forster

Oil Painting
1830 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Maclise, Daniel (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Britain (painted)

Half length portrait of John Forster in a black coat against a black background.

Object details

Categories
Paintings
Portraits
Object type
Oil painting
TitleJohn Forster
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Oil Paint
Canvas
Oil Painting
Brief description
Portrait of John Forster (1812-1876) by Daniel Maclise R.A. Great Britain, 1830.
Physical description
Half length portrait of John Forster in a black coat against a black background.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 76.2cm
  • Approx. width: 63.5cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
British School
Credit line
Given by D. R. Crawfurth Smith
Object history
Given by D. R. Crawfurth Smith, 1935
Subjects depicted
Portrait
Forster, John
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 184-85
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.28. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.35-1935

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Record createdApril 17, 2007
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134006/john-forster-oil-painting-maclise-daniel/
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