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Dr Hook with the textile merchants
Alphonse Newmans18th century
Leeds Museums & Galleries
United Kingdom
This oil painting shows Dr Hook (the vicar of Leeds) appealing to the textile merchants in Leeds Coloured Cloth Hall for funds to rebuild Leeds Parish Church. The church was rebuilt in 1838. The painting is a reconstruction of the historic event, probably painted in the 1880s.
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Details
- Title: Dr Hook with the textile merchants
- Creator: Alphonse Newmans
- Date Created: 18th century
- Location Created: Leeds
- Physical Dimensions: object length: 940mm, object height: 610mm, object width (canvas): 915mm, object height (canvas): 915mm
- Subject Keywords: Social history
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil, paint, canvas
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