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'Whole length, seated to left in a leathern armchair; black cap; short dark hair hanging over forehead; slight moustache, and tuft on chin; square collar; rochet and black chimere; his right hand holds on his knee an open book with blue and gold ties; his left resting on arm of chair, holds handkerchief; his feet are placed on a red velvet tasselled cushion; to left, a table with books and papers; architectural background; a model of the Sheldonian Theatre is seen to left. The tablet is inscribed; "VENERANDAM HANC AMLISIIMI FUNDATORIS PRO-PATRUI SUI COLENDISSIMI EFFIGIEM JUDITH ET MARIA SHELDON DANIELIS FILLE ET COHᴁREDES: IN ᴁDIBUS SHELDONIANIS COLLOCARI F. IX KAL, FEB 1721".' Information extracted from Mrs Reginald Lane Poole’s 'Catalogue of Portraits in the Possession of the University, Colleges and the County of Oxford', vol.
Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford
Oxford
Title
Gilbert Sheldon (1598–1677)
Date
c.1665–1669
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 218 x W 134 cm
Accession number
PCF3
Work type
Painting
Sheldonian Theatre, University of Oxford
Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1 3AZ England
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