Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
Portrait Drawing
1812 (made), 1819 (collected)
1812 (made), 1819 (collected)
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Portrait in pencil depicting Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), who married Maria, the daughter of Dawson Turner F.R.S, in 1815. Inscribed with sitter's name and signed by the artist.
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Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
Brief description | John Sell Cotman. Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), Director of Kew Gardens. Great Britain, 1812. |
Physical description | Portrait in pencil depicting Sir William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865), who married Maria, the daughter of Dawson Turner F.R.S, in 1815. Inscribed with sitter's name and signed by the artist. |
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Object history | This was No. 20 of a 'Collection of Original Portraits, 1819', formed by Dawson Turner. The volumes containing the portraits are described and indexed under 'Turner, Dawson'. An etching by Mrs Dawson Turner, dated 1813, was made after this drawing with the number 29831.171. |
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Accession number | E.1113-1927 |
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Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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