Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss
1 of 14 portraits of Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss
© National Portrait Gallery, London
Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss
by Sir William Orpen
oil on canvas, 1919
36 in. x 30 in. (914 mm x 762 mm)
Given by wish of Charles Cheers Wakefield, 1st Viscount Wakefield, 1960
Primary Collection
NPG 4182
Sitterback to top
- Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss (1864-1933), Admiral of the Fleet. Sitter in 14 portraits.
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- Sir William Orpen (1878-1931), Painter, Royal Academician. Artist or producer associated with 29 portraits, Sitter in 28 portraits.
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This is one of a series of political and military portraits of leaders made in Paris for the Versailles Peace Conference.
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- Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 655
- Wilson, Jeremy, T.E. Lawrence: Lawrence of Arabia, 1988 (accompanying the exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery from 9 December 1988 - 12 March 1989), p. 72
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