Thomas Birch
1 portrait
Thomas Birch
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1735
35 3/4 in. x 27 3/4 in. (908 mm x 705 mm)
Transferred from British Museum, 1879
Primary Collection
NPG 522
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One of the few known portraits of the historian, Thomas Birch, showing him in the act of writing, with two volumes on the table. It was given to the British Museum at an early date.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Kerslake, John, Early Georgian Portraits, 1977, p. 21
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 57
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