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Tennessee State Library and Archives
Photographs of Portraits
Record No:
Accession No: |
5016
THS 457 |
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Subject: |
Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822). |
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Artist: |
William Edward West |
| Date: |
1822 |
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Location: |
TN State Library
and Archives
403 7th Ave. N.
Nashville, TN 37243-0312
Web Contact: Preservation - State Library |
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History:
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Narrative on reverse. Companion to portrait of
Washinton Irving (#5020). Originally owned by
West's niece Aduella Price Norvell Bryant
(#29950). |
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Notes: |
One of only two portraits of Shelley done from life. This one was a
sketch made in Pisa, Italy, shortly before Shelley's death by drowning. |
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Material: |
Photographic print |
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Photographer: |
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Categories:
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Portrait paintings; Authors; Poets |
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