print
- Museum number
- 1902,0201.1
- Description
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Portrait of Thomas Hill, the book collector, standing in a room in profile to right, looking up and holding the tails of his coat so as to warm his backside at the fire; table in front of him at right, with upturned top hat, on which lies a copy of 'The [Morn]ing Chronicle', another newspaper, and a box; two shelves of books on wall behind, with a paper lettered 'Thos Hill Esqr.'; fireplace at left, and umbrella leaning against wall; private plate.
Etching on chine collé
- Production date
- 1830-1840
- Dimensions
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Height: 230 millimetres
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Width: 183 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Kept with the print is a letter dated 3 May 1841 written by Edward Du Bois, 16 Sloane Street, to Sir Henry Ellis to accompany this impression of the print and identifying the subject and the artist.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1902
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1902,0201.1
