1st Viscount Churchill

Made:
1920-1940
maker:
William Carter
1st Viscount Churchill (painting; oil painting; portrait)

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Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of Viscount Churchill, by Claude Harris, about 1923. Depicts Victor Spencer, 1st Viscount Churchill (1864-1934), Chairman of the Great Western Railway from 1908 until his death. Head and shoulders portrait of Viscount Churchill in a dark suit, white shirt and tie, set against a dark brown background. His dark hair is combed back, with a centre parting, and he has a small grey moustache. Signed by the artist at bottom right of figure. Unframed.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1996-7125
Materials:
oil
Measurements:
overall: 101 x 76 cm
type:
painting, oil painting and portrait
credit:
British Rail, Clapham