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His collection of mathematical and navigational instruments, said to be one of the finest collections in the world, was given to Oxford University in 1925, after which he was made a Doctor of Science. It is currently displayed at Oxford's Museum of Science and Industry together with a similar portrait of 'Lewis Evans Holding a Sundial', by William Edwards Miller donated by Sir Arthur Evans.
Frogmore Paper Mill & Visitor Centre
Hemel Hempstead
Title
Lewis Evans (1853–1930), Dickinson Company Chairman (1912–1918)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 160 x W 90 cm
Accession number
APT 2621
Acquisition method
transferred from the Boardroom of John Dickinson & Co. Ltd., donated by John Dickinson Stationery Ltd
Work type
Painting
Inscription description
on a plate screwed to the bottom of the frame: LEWIS EVANS 1853–1930 / Company Chairman 1912–1918 / Founder & Chief Officer of the John Dickinson Fire Brigade 1883
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