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1. Foster 886

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Foster 886
Title:
Half-length portrait of Claudius James Rich. On loan from the Trustees of the British Museum. Artist(s): Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845)
Scope & Content:
Half-length portrait of Claudius James Rich, c.1803 Oil on canvas.75 by 63 cms. Presented to the British Museum by the sitter’s widow, date unknown; lent to the British Library by the Trustees of the British Museum. Claudius James Rich (1787-1820), was born in France but brought up in Bristol...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1803
Extent:
1 Item

2. Foster 975

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 975
Title:
Portrait bust of Friedrich August Rosen (1805-37). Scholar of Sanskrit and the Semitic languages. Artist(s): Westmacott, Richard, Jr. (1799-1872)
Scope & Content:
Friedrich August Rosen (1805-37), an undraped bust. c.1837. Facsimile after the marble in the British Museum. Height 55 cm. Presented by the Trustees of the British Museum. Rosen was born in Hanover, and studied at Gottingen and Leipzig, where he abandoned law in favour of oriental studies. ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
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Date Range:
c 1837
Extent:
1 Item