John Clay. Mezzotint by J. Richardson Jackson, 1859, after A.B. Clay.
- Clay, Alfred Borron, 1831-1868.
- Date:
- July 11th 1859
- Reference:
- 45199i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
Said to have designed a chair for people with spinal defects which was named after him. From 1823 chaplain of Preston gaol, where he gave much attention to improving the methods of moral reform of the convicts. "He also wrote the report on the sanitary condition of Preston (1842) used by Edwin Chadwick in his sanitary report" (Oxford dictionary of national biography)
Publication/Creation
Preston (Fishergate) : Cuff, Brothers, July 11th 1859.
Physical description
1 print : mezzotint ; platemark 53.1 x 41 cm
Lettering
The Rev. John Clay, B.D. Painted by Alfred B. Clay ; Engraved by J. Richardson Jackson
Reference
Wellcome Collection 45199i
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores