Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydir (1754-1820) politician
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Wales Office, Gwydyr House, Whitehall
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About the artist
Engraver and draughtsman Thomas Medland lived in Westminster. He is included in a drawing by A. E. Chalon titled ‘Students at the British Institution’ (1807), suggesting he studied there, although he may have been a teacher. He engraved illustrations for ‘Robinson Crusoe’, after drawings by Thomas Stothard and also became known for his topographical aquatints. Medland was also a watercolour painter and exhibited his watercolours at the Royal Academy. The original watercolour for the ‘West Front of the East India Company College’ was exhibited at the Academy in 1808. Medland died at his home near Haileybury College in Hertford at about the age of 68. Nothing is known of his wife, but his will divided his estate between three children.
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- quill, paper (as Subject), male portrait, tree, 18th century costume, stockings, breeches, dress coat, glove, feather (fashion accessory), shoe, column, balcony, table (as Subject)
- Materials & Techniques
- aquatint
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Details
- Title
- Peter Burrell, 1st Baron Gwydir (1754-1820) politician
- Date
- Medium
- Aquatint
- Acquisition
- Origin uncertain
- Provenance
- Discovered in Gwydyr House during inventory inspection on 28/09/1992.
- GAC number
- 17024