Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet (1802-1880) Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
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About the artist
Thomas Lewis Atkinson was a line and mezzotint engraver, based in London. He was a pupil of the well-known mezzotint engraver Samuel Cousins (1801-1887). Atkinson exhibited 41 works at the Royal Academy between 1857 and 1889. He mainly engraved portraits and sentimental subjects after works by contemporary artists, such as John Everett Millais and George Richmond.
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- quill, ink pot/ink stand, book, male portrait, 19th century costume, legal costume, wig, judge, Solicitor General, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, Attorney General, Chief Justice of the King's Bench, Member of Parliament, desk, chair
- Materials & Techniques
- mezzotint
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Details
- Title
- Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet (1802-1880) Chief Justice of the King’s Bench
- Date
- 7 July 1871
- Medium
- Mezzotint
- Dimensions
- height: 64.30 cm, width: 48.30 cm
- Acquisition
- Origin uncertain
- GAC number
- 17218