Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure

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Artist/Maker	Henry Graves & Company (publishers) James Scott (engraver) Stephen Pearce (artist)
Place of origin	London (published)

Print, three-quarter-length portrait, turned to front and facing and looking to left; the right hand in side-pocket and a telescope under the left; a gun at the sitter's back; in the background is an arctic landscape with a ship and camp.

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Categories	Portraits Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Mezzotint Mezzotint
Brief description	Print, three-quarter-length portrait of Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure, mezzotint by James Scott after Stephen Pearce, 1856.
Physical description	Print, three-quarter-length portrait, turned to front and facing and looking to left; the right hand in side-pocket and a telescope under the left; a gun at the sitter's back; in the background is an arctic landscape with a ship and camp.
Dimensions	Height: 74.8cm Width: 54.5cm Measured by SH 09/09/2011
Style	British School
Production type	Proof
Marks and inscriptions	'Painted by S. Perace London Published by Henry Graves & Compy. February 15th, 1856, Printsellers to the Queenn - 6 Pall Mall. Engraved by J. Scott. (Lettered) 'R W Mc Clure' (Facsimile signature)
Production	The original portrait is in the National Portrait Gallery, London (NPG 1210).
Subjects depicted	Landscape Camp Ship Gun Telescope Sir Robert John Le Mesurier McClure
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	27270

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O625756/sir-robert-john-le-mesurier-print-james-scott/

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