William Cawkwell
- Made:
- 1889
- maker:
- Hubert von Herkomer
Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of William Cawkwell, by Hubert Herkomer, 1889. Depicts Cawkwell, with white hair and a long beard without a moustache. He is wearing a dark suit, and is seated in a chair. His right arm is resting on an arm of the chair, his left is in his lap. At his right hand is a basket containing rolls of plans. Signed "HH 89" at left, above the rolls of drawings. Unframed. Cawkwell was joint deputy Chairman, then General Manager of the London & North Western Railway from 1858 to 1874. Commissioned by the Company for display at the Half Yearly Meeting Room at Euston, the painting cost a total of £118, (£18 for the frame, £50 for the engraving and £50 second instalment)
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1976-9395
- Measurements:
-
overall; image: 1425 mm x 1115 mm x 18 mm,
- type:
- painting, oil painting and portrait