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| Keywords: George H. Bernasconi - Meeting of the City of Birmingham Pharmaceuticals, 1888 - oil.jpg en Hammer Price with Buyer's Premium 4 025 GBP 1998 Meeting of the city of birmingham pharmaceuticals 1888 signed and dated l r Geo H Bernasconi/1888 oil on canvas unframed 120 5 by 151 cm 27 1/2 by 59 1/2 in The present work shows Sir Thomas Barclay and members of Southalls and William Spencer Sons and includes may exact portraits of the firm's directors and their families Sir Thomas Barclay Kt JP leans against the depiction of 'Ye Apothecary's Laboratorie - Southalls' in the centre He was the prime mover for piping fresh water from the Welsh mountains to Birmingham and thereby virtually eradicating cholera and typhoid from that city where epidemics had raged in the 19th century He was also a Liberal councillor for Birmingham The Lord Mayor of Birmingham and many city fathers stand on the balcony in the background George H Bernasconi was a member of a Birmingham family of artists and exhibited in both London and Birmingham Photograph of original George Henry Bernasconi ~ 1888 PD-Old George Henry Bernasconi 1888 paintings in the United Kingdom Birmingham Pharmaceutical companies of the United Kingdom | ||||
