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After training as an art master at the South Kensington Schools, Alexander Macdonald (1839–1921) ran the Oxford Art School from 1865. He was appointed first Ruskin Master at the Ruskin School of Drawing in 1871 and served as Keeper of the University Galleries between 1890 and 1908. This painting, 'Study of Sir Henry Wentworth Acland', 'Study of the Revd Henry George Woods, D.D.', and 'Study of the Revd Robert Harvey Charsley' were made as demonstrations while Herkomer was Slade Professor, between 1885 and 1895. The portraits were painted in six sittings of one hour each, and were not necessarily completed.

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

Oxford

Title

Study of Alexander Macdonald

Date

1888

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 109.2 x W 83.8 cm

Accession number

WA1891.4

Acquisition method

Presented by Sir Hubert von Herkomer, the artist, 1891 On loan.

Work type

Painting

Ashmolean Museum, Oxford

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Artist or maker

Hubert von Herkomer

1849–1914

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