Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas
- maker:
- Richard Cockle Lucas
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Licence
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Wax portrait of George Atkins (1766 – 1855) by Richard Cockle Lucas, London, 1852.
George Atkins was a partner in the firm of Brockbanks & Atkins, chronometer makers of Cornhill. He served as Clerk of the Clockmakers’ from 1809 to 1841 and as Master in 1845-1846. The Court of the Clockmakers Company commissioned this portrait in 1852 when Atkins was 85 and ‘Father of the Company’.
Clockmakers Museum' No. B1078
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4477
- Materials:
- wax and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
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overall: 380 mm x 320 mm x 60 mm,
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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