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print
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newspaper/periodical
Object Type
print
newspaper/periodical
Museum number
2006,U.2759
Title
Object:
François Benjamin Courvoisier.
Description
Portrait of François Benjamin Courvoisier at his trial for murder; half-length standing in profile to left, wearing coat fastened with two buttons, standing collar and dark neckerchief; cutting from a newspaper. 1840 Wood-engraving and letterpress
Producer name
Print made by:
Anonymous
School/style
British
Production date
1840
Materials
paper
Technique
wood-engraving
letterpress
Dimensions
Height:
126 millimetres
(cutting)
Width:
116 millimetres
(cutting)
$Inscriptions
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
Subjects
criminal/thief
trial
Associated names
Portrait of:
François Benjamin Courvoisier
Associated with:
Lord William Russell
Acquisition date
1840-2006
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
2006,U.2759