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Title:
Half-length portrait of Thomas Campbell, wearing a dark coat
Object name(s):
Picture
Collection:
Senate House Library
Comments:
The poet Thomas Campbell (1777-1844), who suggested the establishment of the University of London in a letter to The Times (Feb. 1825). In gilt gesso frame.
Dimension:
74 x 62 cm
Material:
oil on canvas
Normal location:
Senate House
Object history note:
Presented to the University by Lord Macmillan (frame)
Object name:
Picture
Object number:
PO-0089
Object production person:
Phillips, Thomas
Person's association:
Artist
Person's birth date:
1770-1845
Person's gender:
M
Person's nationality:
English
Text:
N. Harte, The University of London 1836-1986, fig. 74; Photographs in UoL archive at SV/2/1/5
Text reason:
Online catalogue

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a137e577-a66d-3b90-8b43-1b9f557b64c0

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/a137e577-a66d-3b90-8b43-1b9f557b64c0, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC

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