John Mercer

Made:
1851-1861 in Europe and England
artist:
Alexander Craig
Painting

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Painting
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

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:
overall: 900 mm x 740 mm x 25 mm,
type:
oil painting and portrait
credit:
Woodcroft Collection