- Title:
- Full-length portrait of Sir William Cavendish, 2nd Earl of Burlington, seated, wearing academic robes
- Object name(s):
- Picture
- Collection:
- Senate House Library
- Comments:
- William Cavendish, Lord Burlington, was the University of London's first Chancellor, remaining in office 1836-1856. He was then a member of the Senate until his death, serving for an unrivalled period of 55 years overall. Portrait in 6" heavy gilt gesso frame
- Dimension:
- 268 x 178 cm
- Material:
- oil on canvas
- Normal location:
- Senate House
- Object name:
- Picture
- Object number:
- PO-0147
- Object production person:
- Tweedie, William Menzies
- Person's association:
- Artist
- Person's birth date:
- 1828-1878
- Person's gender:
- M
- Person's nationality:
- Scottish
- Text:
- N. Harte, The University of London 1836-1986, fig. 95
- Text reason:
- Online catalogue
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2a652a6-1244-3726-80b5-c9c674f727f4
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2a652a6-1244-3726-80b5-c9c674f727f4, Senate House Library, CC BY-NC
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