Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (1829-1912) colonial administrator
Frank Owen Salisbury (1874 - 1962)
Oil on canvas
1911-
About the work
- Location
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Country: Sri Lanka
City: Colombo
Place: British High Commission
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About the artist
Francis (Frank) Owen Salisbury was born in Harpenden, Hertfordshire in 1874. At 15 he apprenticed at his brother’s stained glass works in St Alban’s, after which he studied at Heatherley’s School of Fine Art, London. He later studied at the Royal Academy Schools (1892–97). Influenced by his travels in Europe, Salisbury’s grand painting style is evident in his portraits of royalty, politicians and senior figures including King George VI and Winston Churchill and in his municipal murals of historical subjects. A member of several art societies, Salisbury was appointed a Commander in the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in 1938. He died at home in Hampstead, London in 1962. A studio sale of his work was held at Christie’s, London in 1985.
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- Places
- Subjects
- male portrait, beard, moustache, man, elderly man, 19th century costume, coat, coat of arms, Order of St. Michael & St. George, Baron, Governor of Trinidad, Governor of Fiji, Governor of Ceylon, Governor of New Brunswick, Governor of Mauritius, Governor of New Zealand, armchair
- Materials & Techniques
- canvas, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Title
- Arthur Charles Hamilton Gordon, 1st Baron Stanmore (1829-1912) colonial administrator
- Date
- 1911
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height: 112.00 cm, width: 86.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Presented by 2nd Baron Stanmore, January 1949
- Inscription
- bl: Frank O. Salisbury / 1911
- Provenance
- presented by 2nd Baron Stanmore 1949
- GAC number
- 696