George Birkbeck, Esqr.
Print
January 1827 (published)
January 1827 (published)
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Three-quarter-length portrait, standing, turned to front and looking to right. The sitter's left hand is resting on a book, lettered 'History of Mechanic's Institutions MSS 1825' on the spine.
Object details
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| Title | George Birkbeck, Esqr. (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Mezzotint on paper |
| Brief description | Three-quarter-length portrait of George Birkbeck. Mezzotint by Henry Edward Dawe after Samuel Lane, 1827. |
| Physical description | Three-quarter-length portrait, standing, turned to front and looking to right. The sitter's left hand is resting on a book, lettered 'History of Mechanic's Institutions MSS 1825' on the spine. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Painted by Saml. Lane Esqr. Engraved by Heny. Dawe 6 Bartholomew Place, Kentish Town. George Birkbeck, Esqr. M.D. F.G.S. M.A.S. President of the London Mechanic's Institution and of the Medical and Chirurgical Society of London &c. &c. &c. Published by Knight & Lacey Paternoster Row January 1827.' (Lettered) |
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| Accession number | 29697D |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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