Samuel Joseph
Robert Stevenson, 1772 - 1850. Lighthouse engineer
About this artwork
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artist:Samuel JosephEnglish (1791 - 1850)
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title:Robert Stevenson, 1772 - 1850. Lighthouse engineer
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Plaster
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measurements:56.80 cm (height)
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object type:
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credit line:Given by Sir R. Murdoch Smith 1889
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accession number:PG 272
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Samuel Joseph
Samuel Joseph
Born in London, Samuel Joseph trained at the Royal Academy Schools where he won a gold medal in 1815. In 1821 he moved to Edinburgh where he was in great demand, executing portrait busts of some of the most influential members of the intellectual elite. He was a founder member of the Royal...
