Portrait of John Henry Reynolds
Summary
Half-length portrait of an elderly man seen seated in profile to the left with his head turned in three-quarter view. He is depicted with white hair and a beard, wearing small spectacles with thin gold frames and gazing into the left distance; he is smartly dressed in a black jacket and tie, worn with a white shirt and grey trousers. His hands are clasped and rest on his crossed legs as he leans back into the polished, wooden-framed chair. Placed beside the sitter, to his right, is a small table on which sits a glass vase containing white and red roses. The background colour is a lilac-grey.
Display Label
Portrait of J.H. Reynolds 1919 Adolphe Valette 1876-1942 Oil on linen and jute This painting is of John Henry Reynolds (1842-1927), Director of the Manchester School of Art and the first Principal of the College of Technology. He was also a personal friend of the artist. Valette's quiet, sensitive portrait, the familiarity of which is relieved by a vase of flowers, conveys the gentle character of the man. Gift of the son and daughters of the sitter 1927.51
Object Name
Portrait of John Henry Reynolds
Creators Name
Date Created
1919
Dimensions
Canvas: 81.7cm x 56.2cm
Frame:
accession number
1927.51
Place of creation
Manchester
Support
Canvas
Medium
Oil paint
On Display
Credit
Presented by the son and daughters of John Henry Reynolds
Legal
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