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F. Wolstenholme, Esq. (probably Frederick Wolstenholme, 1852–1931, retired railwayman from Derby)

Ernest Townsend (1880–1944)

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

F. Wolstenholme, Esq.

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There is evidence that Frederick Wolstenholme, who was a local man, sat occasionally for Ernest Townsend as a model, rather than as a commissioning client, in the period before his death. If Frederick Wolstenholme, the painting can be dated to 1931 or earlier.

Derby Museum and Art Gallery

Derby

Title

F. Wolstenholme, Esq.

Date

exhibited 1936

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 62.2 x W 41.9 cm

Accession number

16194

Acquisition method

purchased from Mrs Townsend, 1944

Work type

Painting

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Ernest Townsend

1880–1944

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