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Portrait of Akaitcho, and his son

Image
Accession no.: N: 1605
Title: Portrait of Akaitcho, and his son
Description: Plate from Sir John Franklin's 'Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea 1819-22' (London, 1823), see p. 203. New edition: Tuttle, Japan, 1970, frontispiece
Medium: Lithograph
Artist: Hood, Robert
Note: Coloured print, after sketch by Lieut Hood. Published in March 1823, by John Murray, London.
Dimensions: Image:
  • Width: 225mm; height: 275mm
Mount:
  • Width: 405mm; height: 555mm