Lord Hurcomb

Made:
1955
maker:
Norman Hepple
Lord Hurcomb Lord Hurcomb

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Creative Commons LicenseThis image is released under a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Licence

Buy this image as a print 

Buy

License this image for commercial use at Science and Society Picture Library

License

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Painting, oil on canvas, portrait of Lord Hurcomb, Chairman, British Transport Commission, 1947-1953, by Norman Hepple, 1955. Depicts Cyril Hurcomb with grey hair and dressed in a morning suit with a blue and black striped tie. He is seated in a chair, with his left arm resting on an arm of the chair, and the other in his lap. Signed and dated by the artist at bottom left. Framed. Plaque on frame has the inscription "The Right Honourable Lord Hurcomb, GCB, KBE, Chairman, British Transport Commission, 1947 - 1953'.

Details

Category:
Pictorial Collection (Railway)
Object Number:
1988-8125
Materials:
oil paint and canvas
Measurements:
overall; frame: 1144 mm x 941 mm x 60 mm,
overall; image: 903 mm x 700 mm
type:
painting, oil painting and portrait
credit:
British Rail, Add. not known