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Sir William Vernon Harcourt
15 of 47 portraits of Sir William Vernon Harcourt
Sir William Vernon Harcourt
by Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope
oil on canvas, 1904
50 in. x 40 in. (1270 mm x 1016 mm)
Purchased, 1993
Primary Collection
NPG 6212
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Artistback to top
- Sir Arthur Stockdale Cope (1857-1940), Artist. Artist associated with 13 portraits, Sitter in 5 portraits.
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One of the great Liberal politicians of the later Victorian period, Harcourt served in Gladstone's successive administrations as Home Secretary and, later, Chancellor of the Exchequer. Painted just before his death, Harcourt is shown in his Chancellor's robes. The portrait is in an Italian 'Pitti Palace' revival frame favoured by the artist.
Linked publicationsback to top
- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 279
- Simon, Jacob, The Art of the Picture Frame: Artists, Patrons and the Framing of Portraits in Britain, 1997 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 8 November 1996 - 9 February 1997), p. 183
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