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John Loudon McAdam
1 of 3 portraits of John Loudon McAdam
John Loudon McAdam
by Unknown artist
oil on canvas, circa 1830
35 1/4 in. x 27 1/4 in. (895 mm x 692 mm)
Given by the sitter's descendant, Mrs Katharine L. Scott, 1950
Primary Collection
NPG 3686
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In the background of this portrait workmen can be seen laying down a road. Beyond them lies Bristol where, from 1816, McAdam first applied his construction technique on an extensive scale.
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- Audio Guide
- Cooper, John, A Guide to the National Portrait Gallery, 2009, p. 34
- Holmes, Richard; Crane, David; Woof, Robert; Hebron, Stephen, Romantics and Revolutionaries: Regency portraits from the National Portrait Gallery, 2002, p. 153
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 396
- Walker, Richard, Regency Portraits, 1985, p. 326
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