Ernest Thesiger
Painting
1937 (painted)
1937 (painted)
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| 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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Ernest 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. |
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| 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 created | November 11, 2003 |
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