Object number
M.2015.700.60
Title
Portrait of Lewisham
Date
1886 - 1887
Creator
Production reason
preparatory sketch for larger picture
Production notes
drawn at artist's studio
Material
Size
35 x 25 cm
Description
Full length seated portrait of a gentleman with moustache wearing top and overcoat with carnation his left lapel. Sitting on a bench and resting his right hand on a walking cane.
Display caption
Portrait of William Heneage Legge
(Viscount Lewisham), 1886
Walter T. Wilson
Oil on canvas
Preparatory full length portrait sketch of former MCC
President Viscount Lewisham wearing a top hat and a
carnation in his left lapel depicted by artist Walter Wilson.
A batsman Viscount Lewisham often took part in MCC
matches, and captained the House of Commons XI. He
was a Conservative MP from 1878 to 1891 when he
succeeded to the earldom. He was Governor of I Zingari
and for 40 years President of the Staffordshire County
Club.
MCC Collections: Bequest of Sir Paul Getty KBE, 2003
MCC Museum Number: M.2015.700.60
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