Wednesday 12 January 2011

Death Masks


Joseph Mallord William Turner
attributed to Thomas Woolner
1851
George Moore
by L. Godon
1933


Sir Isaac Newton
possibly after John Michael Rysbrack
after 1727


Sir Thomas Lawrence
by Unknown artist
1830


Oliver Cromwell
by Unknown artist
possibly late 17th century

Here are some pictures of death masks from the National Portrait Gallery. I plan to go and see them in the assessment period, along with the famous one at the st.johns hospital of the girl from the river seine.

All Images are © National Portrait Gallery, London

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