George James Guthrie

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The artist's name was provided by Henry Power in a letter of 12 September 1892 (NPG archives).

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Healthy complexion, brown eyes, white hair and whiskers. Dressed in a black stock, white shirt, dark-blue waistcoat and coat. Seated in a red chair. Background colour brown.

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The sitter, presented by his daughter, Miss Guthrie, 1892.


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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