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Mr John Mavor (?)

Image credit: North Tyneside Council

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The portrait is likely to be of Mr John Mavor, who lived in North Shields and was a teacher in a Presbyterian school. The same person, as an older man, is also the subject of another painting in the Collection by a different artist; the fact that two portraits of him were done suggests he was a figure of some significance locally. Born in South Shields, Henry Hetherington Emmerson gained a considerable reputation as an artist, showing 58 works at the Royal Academy. At the age of 13 he moved to Newcastle to study at the Government School of Design and was tutored by William Bell Scott. He also studied in Paris and at the Royal Academy Schools. Most of his work portrays local landscapes and maritime scenes, but he did execute some portraits in oils, including a self portrait which is in the Laing Art Gallery.

Quadrant, North Tyneside Council

North Tyneside

Title

Mr John Mavor (?)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 259 x W 183 cm

Accession number

PCF57

Work type

Painting

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