John Mercer
- artist:
- Alexander Craig
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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
This portrait formed part of the Bennet Woodcroft Bequest, which was among the founding collections of the Science Museum. Woodcroft had developed a 'National Gallery of Portraits of Inventors, Discoverers and Introducers of the Useful Arts’ combining gifts, loans and purchases of portraits, while acting as the first curator of the Patent Museum.
Details
- Category:
- Art
- Object Number:
- 1921-1081
- Materials:
- oil paint on canvas
- Measurements:
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overall: 910 mm x 735 mm
- type:
- oil painting and portrait
- credit:
- Woodcroft Collection
