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CWM/LMS/Home/South Seas Pictures/10
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| Summary: |
Oil-coloured portrait, 22.5cm x 27cm, by George Baxter, published in 1843. 1 copy mounted with inscription (proof), 4 unmounted with inscriptions removed (one copy has inscription adhered to back). Full caption reads, "Seated in his Study composing his celebrated Missionary Enterprises, which have been aptly designated as a Supplement to the Acts of the Apostles. Designed and Printed in Oil Colours by the Patentee George Baxter". London, published by G. Baxter, 3 Charter House Square, April 1st 1843. This print shows green curtains in the background (a similar print exists with the Mission House at Rarotonga in the background - see South Seas Pictures/11).
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| Previous numbers: |
141
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| Extent: |
5 copies
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| Admin history: |
John Williams (1796-1839) served as a missionary with the London Missionary Society in the South Seas, 1816-1839.
George Baxter (1804-1867) was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a hand press, and the finest colours, oils and paper. He mixed the colours himself but left no record of their composition. The process quickly gained popularity and was widely useful in producing replications of paintings. [Source: National Portrait Gallery] |
John Williams (1796-1839) served as a missionary with the London Missionary Society in the South Seas, 1816-1839.
George Baxter (1804-1867) was an engraver and printer who invented a process of colour printing that made reproductions of paintings available on a mass scale. He supplied colour illustrations to the publisher George Mudie and produced prints for the London Missionary Society. Baxter's process incorporated the aquatint method and involved superimposing the colours using wooden blocks. Baxter used carefully etched plates, a han ... View more |
| Custodial history: |
Image held as part of the LMS Museum (inventory item 141) before being transferred to SOAS Library in January 2008. |
| Access status: |
Open
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| Language: |
English
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| Physical description: |
Portraits vary in appearance and depth of colour, with deterioration in some cases.
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| Format: |
Archive
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