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Key Information
- Title:
- Thomas Clarkson
- Object Name:
- painting
- Artist / Maker:
- Chalon, Alfred Edward
- Date/Period:
- c1790
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1980.840
- Brief Description:
- Watercolour portrait of Thomas Clarkson by Alfred Edward Chalon (1780-1860), about 1790. Clarkson is seated, holding a quill pen, in a Georgian interior with a desk draped in red rug with maps, ink and paper. A bust of the abolitionist Granville Sharp (1735-1813) stands on a carved mantlepiece in the left background. A pile of trade goods from the African continent are piled on the floor to the right of Clarkson. Thomas Clarkson (1760-1846) was an English abolitionist and leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. A high resolution image of this picture is available from www.bridgemanart.com. Reference No: WHM 112031.
Physical Information
- Material:
- paper; watercolour
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| watercolour | 443[mm] | 352[mm] | |||
| frame | 8320[mm] | 742[mm] |
