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RefNoVF/27
AltRefNoVF27
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Sir Roderick Impey Murchison by Caro Pellegrini
ArtistPellegrini, Carlo ['Ape']
Date26 November 1870
DescriptionVanity Fair cartoon titled 'A faithful Friend, an eminent Savant, and the best possible of Presidents' featuring Sir Roderick Impey Murchison. Full length, right profile. Number 14 of the 'Men of the Day' series.
InscriptionContentRecto inscription: 'VANITY FAIR. NOV. 26, 1870/ No. 108. MEN OF THE DAY No. 14./ “A Faithful Friend, an eminent Savant, and the best possible of Presidents.”’
ObjectNameLithograph
PhysicalDescriptionColoured lithograph on paper
Dimensions380mm x 263mm
NotesSepia carte-de-visite by H N King of Bath and example of Murchison's signature tipped into volume, facing cartoon
AccessStatusOpen
ProvenanceFrom volume formerly owned by Sir Charles Scott Sherrington, bound as item 1, since disbound for framing
RelatedMaterialColour transparency Box N101, IM/003215
RelatedRecordIM/003215
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Fellows associated with this archive
CodePersonNameDates
NA8081Murchison; Sir; Roderick Impey (1792 - 1871); geologist and geographer1792 - 1871
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