Not on display

Ernest Thesiger

Painting
1937 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil portrait of Ernest Thesiger, half length, seated. Olive and black background, with the shadow of the subject's head on the olive section. He wears a dark grey jacket, a yellow jumper, a black silk scarf patterned in white, and black trousers. He leans his arms on the arms of the chair, his left hand upraised with two fingers resting upon his cheek. Signed and dated.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleErnest Thesiger (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Portrait of Ernest Thesiger by Alexander Christie, oil on canvas, 1937
Physical description
Oil portrait of Ernest Thesiger, half length, seated. Olive and black background, with the shadow of the subject's head on the olive section. He wears a dark grey jacket, a yellow jumper, a black silk scarf patterned in white, and black trousers. He leans his arms on the arms of the chair, his left hand upraised with two fingers resting upon his cheek. Signed and dated.

Dimensions
  • Height: 91cm
  • Width: 77.5cm
Credit line
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association
Object history
Given to the British Theatre Museum Association by Mrs Ernest Thesiger in April1964.
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
1964/G/32 - BTMA accession number
Collection
Accession number
S.811-1991

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Record createdNovember 11, 2003
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