The Reverend Stewart Headlam, BA
Oil Painting
1907 (painted)
1907 (painted)
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Three-quarter length portrait of an elderly, cleanshaven man holding papers in his left hand.
Object details
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| Title | The Reverend Stewart Headlam, BA (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting, 'The Rev. Stewart Headlam BA', Daisy Radcliffe Beresford, née Clague, 1907 |
| Physical description | Three-quarter length portrait of an elderly, cleanshaven man holding papers in his left hand. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'D R Clague 1907' (Signed and dated by the artist) |
| Credit line | Given by Miss M. L. Wooldridge |
| Object history | Historical significance: Stewart Headlam (1847-1924) was a Church of England clergyman and Christian socialist. From 1873 to 1878 he was curate at St Matthew's, Bethnal Green. However, his unorthodox support for the theatre and ballet led to the withdrawal of his licence by the Bishop of London in 1878, and he never again held permanent office in the Church of England. He became involved in educational reform, and sat on the London school board from 1882 until 1903. His association with Bethnal Green, where he was particularly interested in the schools, endured for over 50 years. Daisy Radcliffe Clague lived with her husband, the painter Frank Beresford (1881-1967), in the St John's Wood area of London. This portrait was presented to Bethnal Green Museum in 1925, shortly after Headlam's death. The donor, Miss M. L. Wooldridge, informed the museum at this time that Headlam had suggested the donation to her himself. |
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| Accession number | P.3-1925 |
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| Record created | February 13, 2007 |
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