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Robert Michaelis

Painting
1920 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil portrait of Robert Michaelis, half length, seated. Brown background. He wears a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a dark tie, with a white handkerchief in the breast pocket of the jacket. His arms are folded.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleRobert Michaelis (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Portrait entitled "Robert Michaelis", painted by Arthur John Foster, 1920
Physical description
Oil portrait of Robert Michaelis, half length, seated. Brown background. He wears a dark grey suit, a white shirt and a dark tie, with a white handkerchief in the breast pocket of the jacket. His arms are folded.
Dimensions
  • Height: 92cm
  • Width: 61cm
Credit line
Given by the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Mrs Robert Michaelis in March 1973.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Ashton, Geoffrey. Catalogue of Paintings at the Theatre Museum, London. ed. James Fowler, London : Victoria and Albert Museum, 1992. 224p. ill. ISBN 1851771026
Other number
1973/A/48 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.814-1991

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Record createdNovember 7, 2003
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