Detail View: Walter Scott Image Collection:
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Work Record ID:
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0030482
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Licence:
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Shelfmark:
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Corson P.7109
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Title:
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Lord Chancellor Somers: From a Picture by Sir G. Kneller, in the Possession of the Royal Society
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Alternate Title:
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Engraved portrait of Baron Somers by T. A. Dean after G. Kneller
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Creator:
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Kneller, Godfrey (b.1646, d.1723)
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Associate Creator:
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Dean, T. A.
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Associate Creator Role:
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Engraver
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Date:
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1853
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Description:
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Engraved half-length portrait of John Somers, Lord Chancellor of England (1651-1716). Between 1809 and 1815, Sir Walter Scott prepared a revised edition of A Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts: On the Most Interesting and Entertaining Subjects: But Chiefly Such as Relate to the History and Constitution of these Kingdoms. Generally known as the Somers Tracts, this collection of historical pamphlets was largely drawn from the library of John Somers, Lord Chancellor of England, 1697-1700. Scott had found the original edition (published 1748-1751) particularly helpful when preparing his edition of the works of Dryden (1808). The original portrait of Baron Somers by Sir Godfrey Kneller was painted ca. 1715-1716.
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Work Type:
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Engraving
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Measurement:
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18.2 x 26.6cm (7 3/16 x 10 1/2")
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Material:
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Ink
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Material:
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Paper
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Technique:
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Engraving
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Location:
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TBC/Main Library/Special Collections
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Repository:
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Corson Collection
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Source:
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The Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Poets, vol. II. London: Wm. S. Orr & Co., 1853
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Subject Person:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Subject Person:
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Somers, John, Baron
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Subject Category:
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Books and reading
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Subject Category:
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Portraits
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Related Work Title:
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Collection of Scarce and Valuable Tracts, A
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Related Work Creator:
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Scott, Walter, Sir
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Repro File Type:
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Derivative TIFF
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Repro File Size (bytes):
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46612080
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Repro Capture Date:
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20/04/2012 12:27:00
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Repro Rights Statement:
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© The University of Edinburgh
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