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Title:
John Mercer
Object name(s):
oil painting; portrait; oil painting; portrait
Brief description:
Painting. [John Mercer 1791-1866, chemist] / Alexander Craig, c.1856. Oil on canvas, 91 x 73.5 cm. Portrait, HL seated slightly to R in red chair
Collection:
Science Museum Group
Associated concept:
oil painting
Associated concept:
portrait
Associated person:
John Mercer
Person's association:
sitter
Credit line:
Woodcroft Collection
Dimension:
depth
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
25
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
35 7/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
900
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
29 1/8
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
740
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
35 13/16
Dimension:
height
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
910
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
in
Dimension value:
28 15/16
Dimension:
width
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
735
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Object name:
oil painting; portrait; oil painting; portrait
Object production date:
Date - earliest / single:
1851
Date - latest:
1861
Object production date:
Date - association:
made
Date - earliest / single:
1851
Date - latest:
1861
Object production person:
Craig, Alexander
Object production place:
England, United Kingdom
Other number:
1921-1081
Other number type:
accession number
Other number:
R2000576
Other number type:
Libertas ID Number
Other number:
SML2000576
Other number type:
Libertas ID Number
Responsible department/section:
SCM - Art

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5fb0ab0d-9b58-3741-9487-5254221ab6f2

Use licence for this record: CC BY

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/5fb0ab0d-9b58-3741-9487-5254221ab6f2, Science Museum Group, CC BY

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