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Object Type
print
Museum number
1864,0813.262
Description
Portrait of Thomas Telford; three-quarters length seated directed to left, looking away to right, left hand on papers and charts on a round table with drawers, beside him, left hand on the arm of his chair, holding spectacles, wearing a dark suit with a pale waistcoat and cravat; a view of the Pontcysylte Aqueduct in the background to left; after Lane; scratched-letter state with production details only. 1831 Etching and engraving on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
William Raddon
After:
Samuel Lane
Published by:
Edmund Turrell
Published by:
William Raddon
Published by:
Institution of Civil Engineers
School/style
British
Production date
1831
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
engraving
Dimensions
Height:
414 millimetres
Width:
315 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
Cataloguing supported by the Pilgrim Trust
Bibliographic references
O'Donoghue 1908-25 / Catalogue of Engraved British Portraits preserved in the Department of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum
(1)
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Thomas Telford
Associated places
Associated with:
Llangollen
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
A E Evans & Sons
Acquisition date
1864
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1864,0813.262