Charles Arthur Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Killowen (1832-1900) Lord Chief Justice of England
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About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Royal Courts of Justice, The Strand
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About the artist
James Doyle Penrose, portrait painter, was born at Michelstown, County Dublin. He studied at the South Kensington Schools, St. John's Wood and the Royal Academy Schools in London. He exhibited from 1889 at the Royal Academy and the Grosvenor Gallery. His principal works include ‘The Presence in the Midst’, ‘Last Chapter’ and ‘Queen Philippa interceding for the Burghers of Calais’. He lived near Watford and married Elizabeth Josephine (died 1930), daughter of Alexander Peckover, later Baron Peckover and Lord Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire. The couple had four sons, including physician Lionel Sharples Penrose (1898-1972) and artist, writer, and exhibition organizer Sir Roland Algernon Penrose (1900-1984).
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- quill, ink pot/ink stand, book, male portrait, man, 19th century costume, robe, legal costume, wig, glove, fur, legal bands, livery collar, judge, Lord Chief Justice of England, table (as Subject)
- Materials & Techniques
- canvas, oil, oil painting
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Details
- Title
- Charles Arthur Russell, 1st Baron Russell of Killowen (1832-1900) Lord Chief Justice of England
- Date
- 1896
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- height: 259.00 cm, width: 151.00 cm
- Acquisition
- Presented by the London Borough of Hackney, January 1968
- Inscription
- sdbr
- GAC number
- RCJ8198