Thomas Earnshaw

Made:: 1798 in England

artist:: Martin Archer Shee

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Painting, Portrait of Thomas Earnshaw (1749-1829), attributed to Sir Martin Archer Shee, 1798. Oil on canvas; 93 x 71 cm (36.5x28 ins) in gilt frame 120 x 99.5x11.5 cm (47.25x39.25x4.5 ins). Another version is in the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich. A version was exhibited at the Royal Academy London in 1798 (cat. 110). Portrait, TQL looking to L; beside L, chronometer.

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Category:: Art

Object Number:: 1962-374

Materials:: oil paint on canvas

Measurements:: overall: 1200 mm x 1000 mm x 140 mm,
frame: 1200 x 995 x 115 mm
image: 930 mm x 710 mm

type:: oil painting and portrait

credit:: R R Earnshaw

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