Doctor Kitchiner, Author of the Cook's Oracle, Art of Prolonging Life &c.

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Artist/Maker	Charles Turner (engraver) Charles Turner (publisher) Charles Turner (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print, whole-length portrait of a man, turned to left and holding a book in his left hand; in the right background is a piano, on which are books and music; on the left is a telescope and a stuffed tiger with a coat and hat lying on it.

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Categories	Prints Portraits
Object type	Print
Title	Doctor Kitchiner, Author of the Cook's Oracle, Art of Prolonging Life &c. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, whole-length portrait of William Kitchiner, mezzotint by Charles Turner after his own painting, 1827.
Physical description	Print, whole-length portrait of a man, turned to left and holding a book in his left hand; in the right background is a piano, on which are books and music; on the left is a telescope and a stuffed tiger with a coat and hat lying on it.
Dimensions	Height: 51.3cm Width: 35.9cm Dimensions taken from Marshall, Julian. A Catalogue of Engraved National Portraits in the National Art Library. London: HMSO, 1895.
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted & Engraved by C. Turner, Engraver in Ordinary to His Majesty. Doctor Kitchiner, Author of the Cook's Oracle, Art of Prolonging Life &c. &c. &c. London, Published Septr. 1, 1827, by Mr. Turner, 50, Warren Street, Fitzroy Square and Mr. Jennings, Bookseller, Poultry.' (Lettered)
Production	Open letter proof
Subjects depicted	Man Author Tiger Piano William Kitchiner
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	22876

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O644543/doctor-kitchiner-author-of-the-print-charles-turner/

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