James Kay

Made:
1850-1869 in England
artist:
Unattributed
James Kay

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Painting. [James Kay] / nd. [c1850s-60s?] . Oil on canvas; 75.5x63cm. Portrait, HL seated slightly to L

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:
1921-1090
Materials:
oil paint on canvas
Measurements:
overall: 755 mm x 630 mm
type:
oil painting and portrait
credit:
Woodcroft Collection