Sir Thomas Bazley, 1st Bt

Inscriptionback to top

Inscribed on the mount: Sir Thomas Bazley. Bart./August 21, 1875.

This portraitback to top

This is one of a large collection of original studies for Vanity Fair, which were all owned and specially mounted by the first proprietor of the magazine, Thomas Bowles. The water-colour of Bazley was published in Vanity Fair as a coloured lithograph, on 21 August 1875, with the title, 'Manchester', and the signature of 'Ape'.

Physical descriptionback to top

Healthy complexion, white hair and whiskers, black top-hat. Dressed in a black coat, white collar, black morning coat, dark grey trousers, holding a black umbrella.

Provenanceback to top

Thomas Bowles; Vanity Fair Sale, Christie's, 5 March 1912 (lot 49); Thomas Cubitt, purchased from him, 1933.


This extended catalogue entry is from the out-of-print National Portrait Gallery collection catalogue: Richard Ormond, Early Victorian Portraits, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1973, and is as published then. For the most up-to-date details on individual Collection works, we recommend reading the information provided in the Search the Collection results on this website in parallel with this text.

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