The Right Honourable Lord Aberdare
Oil Painting
1875 (painted)
1875 (painted)
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This medallion painting was a commissioned design for one in series of mosaics. The mosiacs formed a frieze of portrait heads of the Lords President of the Council (a British cabinet position), and their immdeiate predecessors, the Presidents of the Board of Trade and were used in the decoration of the South Kensington Museum, later the V&A. All the portraits, with the exception of the Marquis of Salisbury were painted by F.B.Barwell.
Henry Bruce, Lord Aberdare was was Lord President of the Council in 1873-74
Henry Bruce, Lord Aberdare was was Lord President of the Council in 1873-74
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Right Honourable Lord Aberdare (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil on canvas, 'Medallion Portrait of the Right Hon Lord Aberdare', Frederick Bacon Barwell, 1875 |
| Physical description | Medallion portrait of the Right. Hon. Lord Aberdare |
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| Object history | Commissioned for the decoration of the South Kensington Museum, 1875 |
| Historical context | Henry Bruce, Lord Aberdare was was Lord President of the Council in 1873-74 |
| Summary | This medallion painting was a commissioned design for one in series of mosaics. The mosiacs formed a frieze of portrait heads of the Lords President of the Council (a British cabinet position), and their immdeiate predecessors, the Presidents of the Board of Trade and were used in the decoration of the South Kensington Museum, later the V&A. All the portraits, with the exception of the Marquis of Salisbury were painted by F.B.Barwell. Henry Bruce, Lord Aberdare was was Lord President of the Council in 1873-74 |
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| Accession number | 11-1875 |
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| Record created | May 5, 2006 |
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