FDA-D.1685-2021
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.1685-2021
Object type
Identification
Title
Michael James 'Jimmy' Gordon
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted full length cartoon portrait of a man in a grey suit, blue and white striped shirt and red spotted tie; his left hand is in his pocket
Comments
Jimmy Gordon was Assistant Music Master and Assistant Organist at Eton College from 1952-1957.
Description
Content (person)
Gordon, Michael James 'Jimmy' (1928-2020) (Sitter)
Dimensions
height (frame): 402mm
width (frame): 290mm
width (frame): 290mm
Inscription
Signed and dated, lower right: 'Sallon / 1974'
Material
pencil
ink
watercolour
paper
ink
watercolour
paper
Materials & techniques note
pencil, pen & ink, and watercolour on paper
Production
Person
Sallon, Ralph, 1899 - 1999 (Artist)
Date
1974
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of Sir Alistair Aird; by whom given to Nigel John Trefusis Jaques (1935-2020) in 2002; by whom bequeathed to Eton College in 2021
