[Sir John Bernard Burke]

Method Pen and Ink
Artist
Published c.1870
Dimensions Image 143 x 143 mm, Sheet 215 x 154 mm
Notes Pencil inscription written below image.

A genealogist, likely to be Burke himself, sits in a living room reading Burke's Peerage. Behind him is a crest with an insect depicted on the sheild. Likely to be of a satirical nature. Various other books lie on the floor beside the figure, The Old Curiosity, Lodge, De Brett & Almanac de Gotha and an orielntal figurine stands on the mantle to the left.

Condition: Two small stains to the left hand margin not affecting image.
Framing unmounted
Price £110.00
Stock ID 25464

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