Sir William Goscombe John (1860–1952)

Image credit: Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum Wales

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Roilos was a Greek artist working in England during the early part of twentieth century. This portrait shows the sculptor in his studio working on the Coldstream Guards South African War Memorial for St Paul's Cathedral. Goscombe John's daughter, in 1953, described it as the 'most really sympathetic' likeness of her father, other than the portrait painted by Sir Luke Fildes.
Title

Sir William Goscombe John (1860–1952)

Date

1902

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 57.2 cm

Accession number

NMW A 588

Acquisition method

gift from the sitter, 1940

Work type

Painting

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