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Sir John Bowring

Print
04/06/1832 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Portrait, half-length, seated, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand and resting his left elbow on a table.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSir John Bowring (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Mezzotint on paper
Brief description
Half-length portrait of Sir John Bowring, seated. Mezzotint by William Ward after Henry William Pickersgill, 1832.
Physical description
Portrait, half-length, seated, turned slightly to right and looking to front. The sitter is wearing a dark coat, holding spectacles in his left hand and resting his left elbow on a table.
Dimensions
  • Cut to height: 57.6cm
  • Cut to width: 41.7cm
Measured by SH 11/10/2010
Style
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by H. W. Pickersgill Esqr. R.A. Engraved by Wm. Ward Engraver to His Majesty London Published June 4th 1832 by Wm. Ward 12 Mornington Place Hampstead Road.' (Lettered)
Production
Attribution note: Proof before letters
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
25818

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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