Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)
- maker:
- Richard Cockle Lucas
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Licence
The Clockmakers' Museum/Clarissa Bruce
© The Clockmakers’ Charity
Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780-1854) by Richard Cockle Lucas 1851
This portrait shows the watchmaker, Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy, aged 71. Vulliamy, five-times Master of the Clockmakers' Company and Royal Clockmaker to King George IV, King William IV and Queen Victoria, was the driving force behind the formation of the Clockmakers Library and Collection from 1814 onwards.
Clockmakers' Museum No. B1087
Details
- Category:
- Clockmakers
- Collection:
- The Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
- Object Number:
- L2015-4484
- Materials:
- wax and wood (unidentified)
- Measurements:
-
overall: 340 mm x 288 mm x 60 mm,
- credit:
- Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers
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