The Reverend William Gaskell
Annie Louisa Swynnerton A.R.A. 1844 - 1933
Summary
Half length, three-quarter left side portrait of Unitarian minister Reverend William Gaskell. An elderly man with white hair and white side burns, wearing a black jacket and a neck tie, he is shown sitting to the side of a table to the right, on which lies a folded newspaper, with his hands clasped together in his lap. Plain shadowy background, inscribed to the right above the sitter's shoulder: GVLIELMVS GASKELL / AET AT LXXIII / MDCCCLXXIX.
Object Name
The Reverend William Gaskell
Creators Name
Date Created
1879
Dimensions
Frame: 113.4cm x 98.2cm
Canvas: 86.6cm x 71.1cm
accession number
1914.1
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Support
Canvas
Medium
oil paint
Credit
Mrs M E Gaskell bequest
Legal
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