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RefNoP/0032
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Davy, Sir Humphry
ArtistLawrence, Sir Thomas
DescriptionThree quarter length, full face
ObjectNamePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions1423 x 1118 mm
NotesRobinson, Norman H and Forbes, Eric G 'The Royal Society catalogue of portraits' (London: Royal Society, 1980)
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenancePresented by Lady Davy, 1829
Jane Davy's wealth was inherited from her father, Charles Kerr of Antigua, who bequeathed his property, 'including enslaved people’, to his wife and daughter in equal halves
RelatedMaterialColour transparency and colour negative, Box N101
RelatedRecordIM/001094
MC/6/193
MC/9/150
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8200Davy; Sir; Humphry (1778 - 1829); chemist1778 - 1829
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