Ernest de Sélincourt (1870–1943), Professor of English

Image credit: University of Birmingham

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Very little is known about the circumstances of this commission. A likely connection is that Professor de Sélincourt, a Wordsworth specialist, was in touch with artists in the Lake District, where Fred Yates was a founding member of the Lake Artists’ Society in 1904. Yates painted many important figures at the turn of the century including Charlotte Mason (the innovative educator who developed the concept of a liberal education for all) Henry Wood (the conductor and founder of the Promenade Concerts) and Woodrow Wilson (28th President of the United States). Yates was born in 1854 in Southampton and later moved to Liverpool. He traveled to America in 1881 where he became a professional artist. He had two periods of study in Paris with the history painter Joseph Florentin Bonatt and Adolph William Bouguereau, known for his classical mythological paintings and religious subjects.

University of Birmingham

Birmingham

Title

Ernest de Sélincourt (1870–1943), Professor of English

Date

1907

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 62.2 x W 49.5 cm

Accession number

A0449

Acquisition method

gift from the sitter

Work type

Painting

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