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Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a black coat and breeches, standing by a column and a draped table with a bust of the sitter and documents inscribed 'A plan for/bettering the/condition of/the poor', a work-house courtyard beyond
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Attributed to Henry William Pickersgill, R.A. (1782-1875)
Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a black coat and breeches, standing by a column and a draped table with a bust of the sitter and documents inscribed 'A plan for/bettering the/condition of/the poor', a work-house courtyard beyond
oil on canvas, unframed
58 x 95 in. (147.4 x 241.5 cm.)
Portrait of a gentleman, full-length, in a black coat and breeches, standing by a column and a draped table with a bust of the sitter and documents inscribed 'A plan for/bettering the/condition of/the poor', a work-house courtyard beyond
oil on canvas, unframed
58 x 95 in. (147.4 x 241.5 cm.)
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It is likely that this portrait depicts Sir Edwin Chadwick (1800-1890), noted for his work in reforming the Poor Laws in the mid-19th century. It is possible that the inscription on the scroll in this painting refers to his report on The Sanitary Condition of the Laboring Population published in 1842.