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Thomas Major  (–1799)  wikidata:Q18672616 s:it:Autore:Thomas Major
 
Thomas Major
Alternative names
Jorma; Le Blanc, Jor
Description engraver, visual artist, copper engraver, illustrator, publisher and bookseller
English engraver
Date of birth/death 1720 / 18th century
date QS:P,+1750-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
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30 December 1799 / 1799 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Buckinghamshire London
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Paris (1746–1754); London Edit this at Wikidata
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artist QS:P170,Q18672616
Description
English: Thomas Major (1720-1799); English engraver and chief seal engraver to the British King - Self-portrait
Deutsch: Thomas Major (1720-1799); englischer Bilderstecher und oberster Siegelschneider des britischen Königs - Selbstporträt
Date 1759
date QS:P571,+1759-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium etching print
Dimensions height: 12.5 cm (4.9 in); width: 9.3 cm (3.6 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,12.5U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,9.3U174728
institution QS:P195,Q1459037
Object history Provenance: William Musgrave; his sale, February 1800 (24th day, lot 74), where bought by Samuel Tyssen
Source/Photographer Royal Collection RCIN 658489

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current16:56, 7 July 2018Thumbnail for version as of 16:56, 7 July 20181,461 × 2,000 (1.3 MB)Der Bischof mit der E-Gitarre (talk | contribs){{Information |description ={{en|1=Thomas Major (* 1720; † 30 December 1799); English engraver and chief seal engraver to the British King - self-portrait, etching}} {{de|1=Thomas Major (* 1720; † 30. Dezember 1799); englischer Bilderstecher und oberster Siegelschneider des britischen Königs - Selbstporträt, Radierung}} |date =1759 |source =[https://www.royalcollection.org.uk/collection/658489/thomas-major-engraver Royal Collection Trust], RCIN 658489 |author =Thomas ...

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