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Michael Faraday, Esq. F.R.S. M.R.I. F.G.S. &c: P.13862-R-10

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Michael Faraday, Esq. F.R.S. M.R.I. F.G.S. &c
Portrait of Michael Faraday, 1791-1867

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Cochran, John
Publisher: Fisher, Son & Co.
Painter: Pickersgill, Henry William (After)

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Given by Mrs Robertson through A. Popham, 1933

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1933) by Mrs. Robertson

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1833

Note

Inscription on bottom "Painted by H. W. Pickersgill, Esq. R.A." and "Engraved by J. Cochran." and "Fisher, Son & Co. London, 1833." and "Proof", with facsimile of sitter's autograph.

School or Style

British

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Stipple

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.13862-R-10
Primary reference Number: 205276
O'Donoghue: 7
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 August 2015 Updated: Monday 29 May 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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