FDA-D.954-2014
Parts
Object number
FDA-D.954-2014
Object type
Identification
Title
Cyril Mowbray Wells
C.M. Wells
C.M. Wells
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
assigned by artist
assigned by artist
Comments
This is the last of a series of four portraits by William Strang recording long-serving members of staff at the college. Cyril Mowbray Wells arrived at Eton as a master in 1894 and later took charge of cricket. This portrait was commissioned by Old Etonians who had played in the cricket Eleven between 1894 and 1919. It was presented to Wells on his retirement, along with three silver fruit dishes and a book of the signatures of subscribers. Wells immediately presented the portrait to the college. Sadly 48 members of the Eleven within those dates were killed in the First World War.
Description
Content (person)
Wells, Cyril Mowbray, 1871 - 1963 (Sitter)
Dimensions
height (actual size): 465mm
width (actual size): 295mm
width (actual size): 295mm
Inscription
Inscribed with title, and signed and dated 'W. Strang 1920'
Production
Person
Strang, William, 1859 - 1921 (Artist)
Date
1920
History and association
Object history note
Exhibited: 'New Faces: Unexhibited Portraits from Eton's Boarding Houses', Verey Gallery, Eton College, 27 April to 23 September 2019
