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Thomas Bewick Engraver on Wood

Print
25/10/1817 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Half-length, turned to left and looking to front. There are books pile on a table to the left, one of which is lettered on the spine: Bewick's British Birds, Vol. II'.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThomas Bewick Engraver on Wood (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Engraving on paper
Brief description
Print, half-length portrait of Thomas Bewick, engraving by J. Burnett after James Ramsay, 1817.
Physical description
Half-length, turned to left and looking to front. There are books pile on a table to the left, one of which is lettered on the spine: Bewick's British Birds, Vol. II'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 44.2cm
  • Width: 28.9cm
Measured by SH 27/09/2010
Style
Production typeProof
Marks and inscriptions
'Painted by Jas. Ramsay Engraved by Jno. Burnett Mr. Thos. Bewick Engraver on Wood Pub Octr. 25 1817 for the Proprietor at Molteno's Pall Mall & Colnaghi's Cockspur St. Proof.' (Lettered)
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
21841

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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