John Forster

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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.

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Categories	Paintings Portraits
Object type	Oil painting
Title	John 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 created	April 17, 2007
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134006/john-forster-oil-painting-maclise-daniel/

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