Portrait of Thomas Birch (1705-1766) Finish:20-pack View of the Coal Exchange

View of the Coal Exchange in Thames Street

possibly at White Conduit House

24th March 1969

He is being consoled by the promise that the bill will only add a total of one per cent to the franchise

'Venice from the Mainland'

Portrait of Thomas Birch (1705-1766) Finish:20-pack View of the Coal ExchangeHalf length portrait of Thomas Birch in black clerical robes, white bands and a grey shoulder length powdered wig. Birch is painted looking to the viewer's left, holding a book in both hands and marking a place with his right index finger. Thomas Birch was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1735. Original: oil on canvas, 918x712mm. 1737