John Chapman
- Made:
- 1870
Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of John Chapman M.P., D.L., Chairman, Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway, 1860-1864, painted by H. Measham, 1870, presented by Sir E W Watkin Bart. M.P. Depicts Chapman, with long side whiskers, wearing a dark suit and carrying the sword of a Deputy Lieutenant of Cheshire. He is standing on a patterned carpet, with his right hand resting on a table covered with a red cloth. On the table are papers and a writing case. Behind is a green wall and a bookcase. Chapman was twice a Conservative Member of Parliament for Great Grimbsy. The painting was commissioned after his death in 1867. Sir Edward Watkin was General Manager of the MSLR. Unframed.
Details
- Category:
- Pictorial Collection (Railway)
- Object Number:
- 1977-5713
- Measurements:
-
image: 836 mm x 557 mm x 15 mm,
- type:
- painting, oil painting and portrait
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham