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Joseph Black

9 of 17 portraits on display in Room 13 at the National Portrait Gallery

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Joseph Black

by James Tassie
glass paste medallion, 1788
3 1/2 in. x 2 1/2 in. (89 mm x 64 mm)
Purchased, 1945
Primary Collection
NPG 3238

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Joseph Black (1728-1799), Chemist and physician. Sitter in 5 portraits.

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James Tassie (1735-1799). Artist associated with 19 portraits.

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Ingamells, John, National Portrait Gallery: Mid-Georgian Portraits 1760-1790, 2004, p. 57
Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 59

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