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Sir John Bowring

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Sir John Bowring, by William Brockedon, 1831 - NPG - © National Portrait Gallery, London

© National Portrait Gallery, London

Sir John Bowring

by William Brockedon
black chalk, 1831
14 5/8 in. x 10 5/8 in. (371 mm x 270 mm)
Transferred from National Gallery, 1994
Primary Collection
NPG 2515(56)


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  • Sir John Bowring (1792-1872), Linguist and traveller; Politician and diplomatist. Sitter associated with 18 portraits.

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  • William Brockedon (1787-1854), Painter, writer and inventor. Artist associated with 112 portraits, Sitter in 2 portraits.

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  • Ormond, Richard, Early Victorian Portraits, 1973, p. 47

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