Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) Architect

Location

Country: Turkey
City: Istanbul
Place: British Consulate-General

Henry William Pickersgill was a sought-after British portrait painter. He entered the Royal Academy Schools in 1806 and exhibited at the Royal Academy from this year until 1872. Although known for his portraits, he also produced landscapes, scenes from the works of Shakespeare and Byron, and genre figure paintings. He was elected a Royal Academician in 1826 and in 1856 he assumed the role of librarian to the Royal Academy, a position he held until his death in 1875.

People

Sir Charles Barry (1795 - 1860)

Places

Subjects

architect (as Subject), scroll (as Subject), male portrait, man, 19th century costume, suit, waistcoat, trousers, watch chain, Knight, table cloth, curtain, table (as Subject)

Materials & Techniques

canvas, oil, oil painting

Artist

Henry William Pickersgill (1782 - 1875)

Title

Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) Architect

Date

Medium

Oil on canvas

Dimensions

height: 139.00 cm, width: 109.00 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the Speaker's Fund, September 1937

Provenance

Originally purchased with the Speaker's Fund (on display in Committee Room 10, House of Commons, in 1937)

GAC number

0/52