Sir David Brewster
Drawing
1830-8 (made)
1830-8 (made)
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Place of origin |
Portrait of Sir David Brewster.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Sir David Brewster (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil drawing |
Brief description | Alfred Croquis (Daniel Maclise, R.A.), portrait of Sir David Brewster, natural philosopher. Pencil on paper, mid-19th century. |
Physical description | Portrait of Sir David Brewster. |
Dimensions | Dimensions taken from Forster Bequest register |
Credit line | Forster Bequest |
Object history | Between 1830 and 1838 Maclise contributed portraits of 'illustrious literary figures' to Fraser's Magazine, which were published under the pseudonym of Alfred Croquis. The V&A owns a set of 24 of the original drawings (F.87:1-24). |
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Accession number | F.87:4 |
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Record created | June 8, 2009 |
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