Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort

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Artist/Maker	Scott, James (engraver) Graves, Henry (publisher) Pearce, Stephen (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Three-quarter-length, seated, turned to front and looking to right; holding spectacles in right hand, which rests on a table with a chart, inkstand, books, pens and a ruler. In the background are bookshelves.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Three-quarter-length portrait of Sir Francis Beaufort, seated at a table. Mezzotint by James Scott after Stephen Pearce, 1857.
Physical description	Three-quarter-length, seated, turned to front and looking to right; holding spectacles in right hand, which rests on a table with a chart, inkstand, books, pens and a ruler. In the background are bookshelves.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 57.7cm Cut to width: 44.5cm Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by Stephen Pearce London, Published by Henry Graves & Compy. March 17th 1857, Printsellers to the Queen - 6 Pall Mall. Engraved by James Scott. Rear Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort K.C.B. D.C.L. Corr. Mem. Inst. France., F.R.S. Hydrographer to the Navy from 1829 to 1855. From the original Portrait presented to Greenwich Hospital by the Subscribers to the Beaufort Testimonial.' (Lettered)
Production	Attribution note: Open letter proof
Subjects depicted	Spectacles Inkstand Books Bookshelves Beaufort, Francis (Sir)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22954

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O644303/rear-admiral-sir-francis-beaufort-print-scott-james/

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