Portrait Bust of Francis Blackburne

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Title

Portrait Bust of Francis Blackburne

Date

Identifier

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Description

Portrait bust of Francis Blackburne (1782–1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland (1852–3, 1866–7) and President of the RDS for the same period; the subject modelled to front; wearing classical robes; on a white marble socle of quadrangular, waisted form, inscribed Francis Blackburne C.; signed verso Shakespear Wood Roma 1865.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Sculpture

Coverage

1865

Original Format

Marble

Physical Dimensions

77 cm

Collection

Citation

Wood, Shakespear, 1827-1886, “Portrait Bust of Francis Blackburne,” RDS, accessed October 14, 2024, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/3993.

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