Portrait of Arnold Hannay

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Artist William Nicholson (English, 1872–1949)English, 1872–1949

CultureEnglish

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Portrait of Arnold Hannay

Date1908

PlaceRome, Italy

MediumOil on canvas

DimensionsCanvas: 13 × 10 3/4 in. (33 × 27.3 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 2016"

Object number2016.209

Not on view

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Department

Arts of Europe and the Mediterranean

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceCommissioned by the sitter, 1908; bequested to Mrs. A. Arnold Hannay, by descent; [The Fine Art Society Ltd., London]; Private Collection;[through The Fine Art Society Ltd., London]; MFAH, 2016

Exhibition History"William Nicholson Retrospective Exhibition," 1933, City of Nottingham Museum and Art Gallery, Nottingham, no. 150.
Published References Lillian Browse, William Nicholson, London 1956, p. 45 (64). Andrew Nicholson, ed., William Nicholson Painter, London 1996, p. 18. Patricia Reed, William Nicholson, Catalogue Raisnonné of the Oil Paintings, London 2011, cat. 120, p. 132. Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

Inscribed in black paint, recto upper left: (signature) / Rome 1908

Signed in black paint, upper left in the image: Nicholson / Rome 1908

Printed label on verso frame, lower center:
The Fine Art Society / Dealers since 1876 /// SIR WILLIAM NICHOLSON / 1872-1949 / Portrait of Arnold Hannay, 1908 / Oil on canvas / Signed and inscribed upper left 'Nicholson Rome 1908 / Provenance: Mrs A.Arnold Hannay, and by descent / Exhibited: Nottingham Museum and Art / Gallery, William Nicholson Retrospective Exhibition, 1933, no.150 / Literature: Lillian Browse, William Nicholson, London 1956, p.45 / 28783 :07/11 / NEW BOND STREET • LONDON W1S 2JT • TELEPHONE + 44 (0)20 76295116

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