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This is a fine picture of a fine nervous old man whose keen eye and energetic features almost tell of one who was able by indomitable zeal to shame mankind of his crimes, and make justice prevail over interest. It was commissioned at a cost of eighty guineas, which was raised by subscription.
Title
Thomas Clarkson (1760–1846), Anti-Slavery Campaigner
Date
exhibited 1834
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 126 x W 100 cm (E)
Accession number
2
Acquisition method
purchased by public subscription
Work type
Painting