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Tullie House Museum : 1978.108.95
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Painting, watercolour, Portrait of James Steel, Carlisle, Cumberland, by Thomas Heathfield Carrick, about 1840.
Three quarter length portrait of Steel approaching middle age, seated with his legs crossed in an upholstered chair beside a table laden with books and papers. He faces front, his chin leaning on his hand, his gaze directed past the viewer. He wears a brown jacket and a high collared shirt with black silk stock.
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James Steel by Thomas Carrick Bequeathed by James Steel
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