Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) Architect

Henry William Pickersgill (1782 - 1875)

Oil on canvas

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Turkey
    City: Istanbul
    Place: British Consulate-General
  • About the artist
    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.
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    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