FDA-P.130-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.130-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Emily Bourne
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Half-length portrait of a young woman, seated on a sofa and holding a book
Comments
In 2021, Emily Bourne recalled being painted because she had been elected to the Sixth Form Select. 'There was a tradition that one member of SFS was painted every year'. She was at Oxford by the time of the sitting, and travelled from there to London to sit for Richard Foster.
The sitter was at Eton from 1980-82. The daughter of R.M.A. Bourne, a House Master, Emily Bourne was one of a few girls who attended the school in the 1980s. Emily won the Oppidan Scholarship and Head Master's Prize and was a member of Sixth Form Select.
The sitter was at Eton from 1980-82. The daughter of R.M.A. Bourne, a House Master, Emily Bourne was one of a few girls who attended the school in the 1980s. Emily won the Oppidan Scholarship and Head Master's Prize and was a member of Sixth Form Select.
Description
Content (person)
Bourne, Emily (Sitter)
Dimensions
height (sight size): 400mm
width (sight size): 287mm
width (sight size): 287mm
Inscription
Signed: 'Richard Foster'
I.D. label on frame, with lettering: 'EMILY BOURNE / 1980-1982 / RICHARD FOSTER'
I.D. label on frame, with lettering: 'EMILY BOURNE / 1980-1982 / RICHARD FOSTER'
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Painted and gilt frame
Production
Person
Foster, Richard, 1945 - ? (Artist)
Date
c.1982
