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Omslag voor het portret van Sir Richard Owen met biografie door Herbert Fry
Maull & Polyblank (mentioned on object), 1856-05
- Artwork typewrapper, publication
- Object numberRP-F-2001-18
- Dimensionsheight 308 mm x width 254 mm x thickness 1 mm
Identification
Title(s)
- Omslag voor het portret van Sir Richard Owen met biografie door Herbert Fry
- Professor Owen (title on object)
Series title(s)
Photographic Portraits of Living Celebrities (series title on object)
Object type
Object number
RP-F-2001-18
Inscriptions / marks
- inscription: ‘No. 1. MAY, 1856. Price 5s./ Photographic Portraits/ of/ Living Celebrities;/ executed by/ Maull and Polyblank./ This number contains a portrait of/ Professor Owen./ with/ A Biographical Notice,/ written by Herbert Fry./ London:/ MAULL & POLYBANK,/ 55, GRACECHURCH STREET, AND 187a, PICCADILLY./ W. KENT & CO. (LATE D. BOGUE), 86, FLEET STREET,/ AND ALL BOOK AND PRINTSELLERS.’
- name: ‘ROYAL SOCIETY/ N.S.W.’
- inscription: ‘(...)/ No. 1, CONTAINING PROFESSOR OWEN, F.R.S./ No. 2, " The Right Hon. LORD MACAULAY./ No. 3, " R. STEPHENSON, Esq., M.P., F.R.S./ No. 4, " J. A. ROEBUCK, Esq., Q.C., M.P./ No. 5, " Sir B. C. BRODIE, Bt., D.C.L., F.R.S./ No. 6, " E. H. BAILY, Esq., R.A./ No. 7, " SAMUEL WARREN, Esq., Q.C., M.P./ No. 8, " PROF. GRAHAM, M.A., D.C.L., F.R.S./ No. 9, " E. M. WARD, ESQ., R.A./ No. 10, " The Right Hon. LORD CAMPBELL./ No. 11, " GEORGE CRUIKSHANK, Esq./ No. 12, " ROWLAND HILL, ESQ./ No. 13, " Major-Gen. SIR W. F. WILLIAMS./ No. 14, " W. POWELL FRITH, Esq., R.A./ No. 15, " CARDINAL WISEMAN./ No. 16, " The Right Hon. LORD BROUGHAM./ No. 17, " MARTIN F. TUPPER, Esq., F.R.S./ No. 18, " PROFESSOR M. FARADAY, D.C.L./ No. 19, " JOHN GIBSON, Esq., R.A./ No. 20, " THE EARL OF ROSSE, K.P., F.R.S./ On January 1st, will be published,/ No. 21, " CHARLES KEAN, ESQ., F.S.A.’
Creation
Creation
- photographer: Maull & Polyblank (mentioned on object), Great Britain
- printer: G.J. Palmer (mentioned on object), London
- publisher: Maull & Polyblank (mentioned on object), London
Dating
1856-05
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height 308 mm x width 254 mm x thickness 1 mm
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Credit line
Gift of M.M. Boom, Leiden
Acquisition
gift 2001
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