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Object Type
print
Museum number
1895,0617.489
Title
Object:
The portrait of Lieutenant Bellot, of the Imperial Navy of France
Description
Portrait of French navy officer and explorer Joseph-René Bellot, after Stephen Pearce; bust-length, looking to left, wearing uniform, sporting sideburns. 1854 Mezzotint on chine collé
Producer name
Print made by:
James Scott
After:
Stephen Pearce
Published by:
Thomas Boys
Published by:
Ernest Gambart
School/style
British
Production date
1854
Production place
Published in:
London (England)
Published in:
Paris (France)
Materials
paper
Technique
mezzotint
Dimensions
Height:
380 millimetres
(plate-mark)
Width:
303 millimetres
$Inscriptions
Curator's comments
After the portrait in the National Gallery, NPG 1227.
Location
Not on display
Associated names
Portrait of:
Joseph René Bellot
Associated with:
Lady Jane Franklin
(named in inscription)
Associated with:
Napoléon III, Emperor of the French
(named in inscription)
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
G Underwood
Acquisition date
1895
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1895,0617.489