Birmingham Reference Library, the Reading Room

Image credit: Birmingham Museums Trust

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The donor, William Kenrick (1831–1919), was an industrialist, Mayor of Birmingham (1877–1878) and Member of Parliament for Birmingham North (1885–1899).

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Title

Birmingham Reference Library, the Reading Room

Date

1881

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 44.9 x W 95.7 cm

Accession number

1885P2464

Acquisition method

presented by the Right Honourable William Kenrick, 1884

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

BR:ON SIDE OF WOODEN BOX:EDWARD R TAYLOR/1881 , 1881

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