Samuel Lane
Sir John Malcolm, 1769 - 1833. Indian administrator and diplomat
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artist:Samuel LaneEnglish (1780 - 1859)
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title:Sir John Malcolm, 1769 - 1833. Indian administrator and diplomat
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date created:About 1826
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materials:Oil on canvas
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measurements:75.80 x 62.80 cm; Framed: 90.00 x 77.00 x 7.00 cm
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credit line:Given by W.E. Malcolm 1893
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accession number:PG 439
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Samuel Lane
Samuel Lane
Born in Norfolk, Lane became deaf at the age of seven following what is thought to have been a fall into river mud. Despite leaving him unable to speak clearly, Lane went on to become a successful portraitist. He travelled to London in 1797 and for three years studied under the landscape painter,...
