Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli

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Artist/Maker	Maclise, Daniel RA (artist)
Place of origin	Britain (drawn)

Pencil drawing depicting a full length portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1832), Earl of Beaconsfield. Lettered on the mount with sitter's name (with surname incorrectly spelled). Inscribed in pencil 'Author of Vivian Grey' and dated.

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Category	Drawings
Object type	Drawing
Title	Portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Pencil drawing on brown paper Paper Pencil Drawing
Brief description	Drawing by Maclise. Full length portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1832), Earl of Beaconsfield
Physical description	Pencil drawing depicting a full length portrait of Benjamin Disraeli (1832), Earl of Beaconsfield. Lettered on the mount with sitter's name (with surname incorrectly spelled). Inscribed in pencil 'Author of Vivian Grey' and dated.
Dimensions	Height: 22.3cm Width: 13.4cm Dimensions measured 30/12/2013
Credit line	Forster Bequest
Subject depicted	Disraeli, Benjamin
Bibliographic reference	Exhibited in Mount 15 (double sided) in a pillar stand of thirty frames, containing three hundred and ninety drawings and sketches in pencil, pen and ink, and colour - figures, landscapes, etc. There are also seven by other hands (aside from Maclise) - Calderon, T.S. Cooper, Cope, Herbert, and Landseer, all R.A., F. Danby, A.R.A., and G. Cattermole. These drawings and sketches include the following celebrated persons, amongst whom were several more of the Gallery of Illustrious Literary Characters: C.J. Apperley, Sir Egerton Brydges, Edward Bulwer-Lytton (Lord Lytton), G. Cattermole, Sir Alexander Cockburn, Joshua Cristall, Benjamin Disraeli (Earl of Beaconsfield), M. Faraday etc.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	F.88:194

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Record created	June 8, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O242357/portrait-of-benjamin-disraeli-drawing-maclise-daniel-ra/

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