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Major General Sir George Burns (d.1997), KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, Lord Lieutenant (1961–1986)

Richard Foster (b.1945)

County Hall, Hertford

Major General Sir George Burns (d.1997), KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, Lord Lieutenant (1961–1986)

© the artist / Bridgeman Images. Image credit: Hertfordshire County Council

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County Hall, Hertford

Hertford

Title

Major General Sir George Burns (d.1997), KCVO, CB, DSO, OBE, MC, Lord Lieutenant (1961–1986)

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 100 x W 75 cm

Accession number

PCF20

Acquisition method

presented to Sir George Burns by the many organisations with whom he is so closely associated and by his friends in Hertfordshire, on long-term loan to Hertfordshire County Council from Sir George Burn's Family

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

SIGNED RICHARD FOSTER (LOWER RIGHT)

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County Hall, Hertford

Peg's Lane, Hertford, Hertfordshire SG13 8DE England

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Artist or maker

Richard Foster

b.1945

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