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He is sitting, looking out on a slight diagonal, resting his arms on the chair and dressed in a tweed jacket. The background is plain with the Company’s Pegasus crest in the right hand corner.
He was Lord Mayor of York from 1975–1976 and has supported the Company as Honorary Surveyor of the fabric.
Merchant Adventurers’ Hall
York
Title
Jack Penty Birch, OBE, JP, FCIOB
Date
1995
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 59.5 x W 44.5 cm (E)
Accession number
YORMA 445
Acquisition method
gift from the sitter and Eileen Birch, 1995
Work type
Painting
Signature/marks description
signed and dated
