Professor Buckland

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Artist/Maker	Molteno & Graves (publisher) Cousins, Samuel (engraver) Phillips, Thomas (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Half-length to front, standing, looking to left. The sitter is holding the head of a prehistoric animal in both hands. There is a chart on the wall behind and fossils on a table to the right.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Professor Buckland (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint on laid paper Paper Mezzotint
Brief description	Half-length portrait of William Buckland, standing. Mezzotint by Samuel Cousins after Thomas Phillips, 1833.
Physical description	Half-length to front, standing, looking to left. The sitter is holding the head of a prehistoric animal in both hands. There is a chart on the wall behind and fossils on a table to the right.
Dimensions	Cut to height: 48.4cm Cut to width: 38.2cm Measured by SH 25/10/2010
Style	British School
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by Thomas Phillips Esqre. R.A. Engraved by Samuel Cousins. London, Published May 20th 1833, by Molteno & Graves, 20 Pall Mall.' (Lettered) 'Professor Buckland' (Inscribed in pencil)
Subjects depicted	Geologist Fossil Chart Buckland, William
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	21943

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O646738/professor-buckland-print-cousins-samuel/

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