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RefNoIM/007228
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Robert Mylne
ArtistAdlard, Henry
Date1860
DescriptionProfile portrait of Mylne facing right in an oval frame decorated below with laurel leaves and the Mylne coat of arms. The family motto in Latin reads 'Tam Arte Quam Marte' (As much by Skill as by Strength). Reproduction after a minture by Maria Mylne.
InscriptionContent'From a Minature by Maria Mylne, 1795./Engraved by H.Adlard, 1860./ROBERT MYLNE, F.R.S./Member of the Academy of St Luke's at Rome,The School of Design at Florence, and the Institute of Bologna./Citizen of Rome, London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Dunbarton./ARCHITECT, ENGINEER, SURVEYOR./Architect of Blackfriars Bridge,/Engineer to the New River Company for 42 years,/Surveyor to St Paul's Cathedral for 50 years./BORN IN EDINBURGH 1733, DIED IN LONDON 1811./Private Plate.'
Extent1 item
ObjectNameEngraving
PhysicalDescriptionBlack and white engraving on paper
Dimensions273mm x 204mm (print); 505mm x 344mm (mount)
AccessStatusOpen
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