- Title:
- Half-length portrait of Henry Brougham
- Object name(s):
- Picture
- Collection:
- Senate House Library
- Comments:
- Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (1778-1868), campaigned as a Member of Parliament for educational reform. He was the prime instigator behind the establishment of University College London (1828) and was a member of the Senate of the University of London from 1836 onwards. Unsigned portrait. In gilt gesso frame.
- Dimension:
- 124 x 99 cm
- Material:
- oil on canvas
- Normal location:
- Senate House
- Object history note:
- Gift to UoL from Lord Macmillan, Sir Robert Witt and H.R. Eason, 1937
- Object name:
- Picture
- Object number:
- PO-0152
- Object production person:
- Gambardella, Spiridione
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's birth date:
- 1812-1898
- Person's gender:
- M
- Person's nationality:
- British (b. Italy)
- Text:
- N. Harte, The University of London 1836-1986, fig. 75
- Text reason:
- Online catalogue
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2cb763cc-5628-3116-9681-4bcd88f3b2d0
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/2cb763cc-5628-3116-9681-4bcd88f3b2d0, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC
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