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 | Sir Charles Loch (1849 - 1923) 1901 | 
From: National Gallery of Scotland
Sir Charles
Loch's life was spent working to improve the welfare of the poor and
disadvantaged. Through pamphlets and other publications, letters to the press
and public lectures, and by lobbying where and whenever he could, Loch made a
great contribution to welfare policy and legislation.
(. .
.)Plainly... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Charles Macpherson Dobell 1919 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
From Christies
Sir Charles
Macpherson Dobell (1869-1954), The Royal Welch Fusileers, served in field
command positions in Africa and Palestine during World War One, and he was
knighted and promoted to Lieutenant-General following his endeavours as commander
of an Anglo-French force tasked with the capture of Cameroon. He was mentioned
in... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir David Richmond Oil on canvas Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum Kelvingrove, Scotland |
Commissioned
by the Corporation of Glasgow, 1899.
Full-length
portrait of Sir David Richmond (1843-1908), the Lord Provost of Glasgow,
standing with his left elbow resting on the base of a column. He wears a red
uniform with sash and chain and fur robes; he holds a plumed hat in his right
hand.
(SIRIS)
Sir David Richmond (2nd)
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 | Sir David Richmond (2nd) 1900 Glasgow Art Gallery and Museum Kelvingrove, Scotland |
Commissioned
by the Corporation of Glasgow, 1899
Three-quarter-length
portrait of Sir David Richmond, wearing a black coat and fur robes.
(SIRIS)
Sir David Richmond
1900
243.8 x 134.6 cm (96 x 53 in.)
Note:
Remarks:
Commissioned
by the Corporation of Glasgow, 1899.
References:
Ormond,
Richard and... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Edmund Gosse 1886 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. |
Sir Edmund Gosse, knighted much later in life (1849-1928), Poet and
writer; son of Philip Henry Gosse. He was born Sept. 21, 1849, London, Eng. and
died May 16, 1928, London.
He was an
English translator, literary historian, and critic who introduced the work of Henrik Ibsen and other continental European writers to
English readers.
Gosse... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Frank Swettenham 1904 National Museum in Singapore Singapore, Republic of Singapore |
Sir Frank
Athelstane Swettenham (1850-1946) was the first Resident General of the
Federated Malay States (part of the then Royal Colonies, now independent
Malaysia) which was formed by combining a number of kingdoms. He served from
July 1, 1896 to 1901. The portrait was commissioned by the Straits Association
(the then government) to commemorate... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Henry William Lucy 1905 National Portrait Gallery Washington, D.C. | GA | igrkio | |
 | Sir Hugh Lane 1906 Hugh Lane Gallery Dublin, Ireland |
From: Hugh Lane Gallery
Hugh Lane
(1875-1915) is best-known for establishing Dublin's Municipal Gallery of Modern
Art in 1908 (the first known public gallery of modern art in the world) and for
his remarkable contribution to the visual arts in Ireland. Born in County Cork
on 9 November 1875, Lane was brought up in Cornwall in England. He... | GA | igrkio |
 | Sir Philip Sassoon 1923 |
charcoal drawing of Sir Philip Sassoon
1923?
See
Sargent's paintings of Sasson's sister:
Sibyl
Sasson-Countess of Rocksavage
1913
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 | Sir William Blake Richmond RA (1842-1921) c. 1912 Private Collection Unknown, USA |
Notes:
Special
thanks to Arthur Saltzman, of Costa Mesa, CA, a friend of the JSS Gallery, for
sending me this image in hard copy.
Exhibitions
1916, Royal
Society of Portrait Painters, hosted at the Grafton Galleries, London. Opened
June, 1916.
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- John Singer Sargent
