L630: Photograph of Sir William Holburne
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| Museum number | L630 |
| Title | Photograph of Sir William Holburne |
| Object type | In category: Library and Archive » Photograph |
| Date | Circa 1870 |
| People |
By Attributed to Foote, H. - Photographer(s) Holburne, Thomas William (1793-1873) (known) - Sitter(s) |
| Place of origin | Europe » Northern Europe » British Isles » Great Britain » England » Bath |
| Condition |
Fair |
| Dimensions |
27.4 cm width paper size 35.0 cm height paper size 16.3 cm height image size 13.6 cm width image size |
| Materials & techniques |
In categories: Book/Document » Leaves » Paper Pictures: Medium » Photograph Pictures: Support » Paper |
| Description | Photograph of Sir William Holburne wearing a dark suit, cravat and a patterned waistcoat. He sits in a chair in front of a curtain. and rests his right arm on a carved table. Two porcelain figurines stand on the table. | ||||||
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| Subject |
Portrait |
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| Notes | Sir William Holburne is here photographed with two pieces of porcelain from his collection. Both pieces are attributed to Chelsea-Derby, c.1775. To the left is a figurine of Neptune (C228) and to the right Time clipping Cupid's wings (C222). This is one of several identical but different sized photographs in the Collection. This version is unmarked. However, several cartes de visites in the Collection are inscribed on the reverse: H. FOOTE, / Photographer, / 8, Broad Street, BATH. Sir William was also photographed in the same pose but wearing a hat (L629). |
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| Muse theme | The Art of Collecting |
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| Muse chapter |
Sir William Holburne's collection » Introduction » The Holburne Collection
The History of the Holburne Collection » The Collection » Library and Archive |
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| Method of acquisition | Bequest | ||||||
| Provenance | Sir T. W. Holburne (1793-1874); by whom bequeathed to Mary-Anne Barbara Holburne (1802-1882); by whom bequeathed to the Museum |
