Wax portrait of Benjamin Lewis Vulliamy (1780 – 1854)

Made:: 1851 in England

maker:: Richard Cockle Lucas

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,

type:: wax and portrait

credit:: Lent by the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers

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