William John Burchell
Portrait Drawing
1818 (made), 1819 (collected)
1818 (made), 1819 (collected)
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Portrait of William John Burchell (ca. 1782-1863). Signed and dated by the artist.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
| Brief description | John Sell Cotman. William John Burchell (ca. 1782-1863), explorer and naturalist. Great Britain, 1818. |
| Physical description | Portrait of William John Burchell (ca. 1782-1863). Signed and dated by the artist. |
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| Object history | This was No. 2 of a 'Collection of Original Portraits, 1819', formed by Dawson Turner. The volumes containing the portraits are described and indexed under 'Turner, Dawson'. The British Museum possesses an etching by Mrs Dawson Turner after this drawing. |
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| Accession number | E.1095-1927 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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