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The Kirkgate Centre
Cockermouth
Title
John Steel, Esq. (1786–1868), MP for Cockermouth (1854–1868)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 86.5 x W 68.5 cm
Accession number
PCF1
Acquisition method
gift from Mrs J. Jackson Mitchell to Cockermouth Library; transferred from Cockermouth Library
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
JOHN STEEL ESQ BORN 21ST SEPTEMBER 1786 DIED 10TH APRIL 1868 MP FOR COCKERMOUTH 1854 TO 1868 PRESENTED TO THE LIBRARY BY MRS J JACKSON MITCHELL THE KNOWE, BAGGROW