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Sir Thomas Henry Holland (1868–1947)

Stanley Cursiter (1887–1976)

University of Edinburgh

Sir Thomas Henry Holland (1868–1947)

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Sir Thomas, seated at half length in a carved chair with a mortar board in his left hand examines the onlooker. The silver braid of the Vice-Chancellor's gown and the blue satin of his LL.D. hood combine with warm flesh tones and decorations to give a rich effect. The figure is placed against a plain background, relieved by the University arms and an inscription to the left of the sitter: 'Sir Thomas Henry Holland KCSI, KCIE, LLD, FRS VICE-CHANCELLOR EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY'. This is a less ambitious if more lively image than the Cursiter portrait of the same sitter painted in the same year, also in the possession of the University.

University of Edinburgh

George Square

Title

Sir Thomas Henry Holland (1868–1947)

Date

1944

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 89.5 x W 69.5 cm

Accession number

EU0538

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Lady Holland, 1983

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Stanley Cursiter 1944. Also inscribed Sir Thomas Henry Holland KCSI, KCIE, LLD, FRS, VICE-CHANCELLOR EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY to the left of the sitter

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University of Edinburgh

George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland

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Stanley Cursiter

1887–1976

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