Thomas Gaisford, Dean of Christ Church
Printmaker:
Atkinson, Thomas Lewis
Publisher:
Ryman, James
Painter:
Pickersgill, Henry William
(After)
After the portait by Henry William Pickersgill, R.A. (1782-1875), (exh. R.A. 1847; Christ Church College, University of Oxford). Gaisford was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford from 1831 until his death in 1855. Half-length, seated in robes and looking out at the spectator. Holds a mortarboard in his right hand and wears a folding lorgnette on a ribbon around his neck.
History note: Given in 1913 with one other print, Sarah Duchess of Somerset, engraved by George Vertue.
Given by Sir John Sandys, 21 August 1913
Method of acquisition: Given (1913-08-21) by Sandys, John, Sir
19th Century
Production date:
1848-06-01
AD 1848
Mezzotint and aquatint. Proof after letters with title scratched and in open letters. Engraved at lower left: 'Painted by H.W. Pickersgill, Esq.re R.A.'; at lower centre: 'Published June 1-1849 by J. Ryman, 24 High Street, Oxford'; at lower right: 'Engraved by T.L. Atkinson'. Title scratched in open letters at lower centre: 'T. GAISFORD, D.D. / Dean of Ch Ch'. 'PROOF' engraved within the platemark below the title at lower left. Acquisition information written in a curatorial hand in graphite in the margins at lower right: 'Presented by Sir John Sandys / 21 Aug 1913'. Inscribed in graphite on the verso: '47' and a price: '1.1.-' [£1, 1 shilling, or a guinea]. The donor of this print, Sir John Sandys, was a classical scholar whose largest work was, A History of Classical Scholarship (3 vols., 1903-8). The entry for Gaisford is contained in the third volume, which covers the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Accession number: P.14969-R
Primary reference Number: 240017
Nagler (Künstler-Lexicon): 11 (p.280)
Chaloner Smith: undescribed
O'Donoghue: undescribed
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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