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Identification and Creation

Object Number
P70
People
Unidentified Artist
William Jackson Hooker (1785 - 1865)
Title
William Jackson Hooker (1785-1865)
Classification
Sculpture
Work Type
bust, sculpture
Date
1859
Culture
British?
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/305289

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Painted plaster
Technique
Cast
Dimensions
62.2 x 39.4 x 20.3 cm (24 1/2 x 15 1/2 x 8 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: "written on piece of paper near bust:'first director of Kew; his personal library became the foundation of the library at Kew' "

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard University Portrait Collection, Gray Herbarium
Object Number
P70
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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