Joseph_Rayner_Stephens,_by_James_Posselwhite_after_Benjamin-crop.jpg
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Summary
Artist |
James Posselwhite (1798–1884)
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Description |
Portrait of Joseph Rayner Stephens, engraved by James Posselwhite after a painting by Benjamin Garside. Commissioned by Feargus O’Connor, this engraving was distributed with copies of the
Northern Star
, November 1839
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Date |
1839
date QS:P571,+1839-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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Medium | stipple and line engraving | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | 15 3/4 in. x 11 1/2 in. (400 mm x 293 mm) paper size | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q238587
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Accession number |
NPG D21606
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Object history | acquired Unknown source, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References | Chase, M.S., 2005, ‘Building identity, building circulation: engraved portraiture and the Northern Star’, in Papers for the People: A Study of the Chartist Press, ed. by Joan Allen and Owen Ashton (Merlin Press), 3-24. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer |
National Portrait Gallery : NPG D21606
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