Portrait of Thomas Murdoch
Date
c.1830
Sitter
Thomas Murdoch (1758 - 1846, Scottish) , Merchant
Creator
Richard James Lane (1800 - 1872, British) , Lithographer
After
Thomas Phillips (1770 - 1845, British) , Painter
Object type
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Material
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Description
Half-length portrait of Thomas Murdoch in a dark, buttoned-up jacket and a white cravat. He is turned slightly towards his right and is shown in an interior setting with the edge of an ornate architectural panel visible behind his left shoulder.
Inscribed below: ‘THOMAS MURDOCH F.R.S. Æ 58.’ ‘T. Phillips R.A. pinxit’ ‘R.J.Lane A.R.A. lith. del.’ ‘Printed by Graf & Soret.’
Thomas Murdoch (1758–1846), Scottish merchant, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1805.
Inscribed below: ‘THOMAS MURDOCH F.R.S. Æ 58.’ ‘T. Phillips R.A. pinxit’ ‘R.J.Lane A.R.A. lith. del.’ ‘Printed by Graf & Soret.’
Thomas Murdoch (1758–1846), Scottish merchant, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1805.