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Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra (1898–1971), Fellow (1922), Warden (1938–1970)

© the artist. Image credit: Wadham College, University of Oxford

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The sitter was a classicist and was knighted in 1951. He was Vice-Chancellor from 1951 to 1954 and President of the British Academy from 1958 to 1962. He was awarded the Companion of Honour in 1971.

Wadham College, University of Oxford

Oxford

Title

Sir Cecil Maurice Bowra (1898–1971), Fellow (1922), Warden (1938–1970)

Date

c.1950

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 104.1 x W 83.8 cm (E)

Accession number

70

Acquisition method

presented by members of the Wadham Society

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Benedict Rubbra

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