Portrait bust of William Martin Leake (1777-1860) Saint Thomas' Hospital a seamstress

a seamstress

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12 March 1914

Portrait bust of William Martin Leake (1777-1860) Saint Thomas' Hospital a seamstressStudy of a marble sculpture bust of W M Leake, Colonel Leake. The original bust is now in the collections of the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge, accession number M. 1 1865. Embossed stamp below, with crown and laurels: 'Mr CLAUDET PHOTOGRAPHER TO THE QUEEN'. Inscribed in pencil lower left: 'From Sir E. Sabine's Collection'. Inscribed in ink verso: 'From a Bust of Behnes executed in 1840 of Lieut. Col: W. Martin Leake F. R. S. b. Janry. 1777 d. Janry 6,