FDA-P.176-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.176-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
John Wilder
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
I.D. label on frame.
On 20 May 1840 Wilder was elected a fellow of Eton. On 20 May 1885, he succeeded Dupuis as Vice-Provost at Eton. On 20 May 1890, in celebration of the anniversaries:
'...he received an address of congratulations from the School... A portrait was subscribed for by the Assistant Masters and painted by Mr. Wehrschmidt, a pupil of Professor Herkomer, and placed in College Hall...'
[see: Eton Chronicle, 12 October 1892, No. 595, p.802]
On 20 May 1840 Wilder was elected a fellow of Eton. On 20 May 1885, he succeeded Dupuis as Vice-Provost at Eton. On 20 May 1890, in celebration of the anniversaries:
'...he received an address of congratulations from the School... A portrait was subscribed for by the Assistant Masters and painted by Mr. Wehrschmidt, a pupil of Professor Herkomer, and placed in College Hall...'
[see: Eton Chronicle, 12 October 1892, No. 595, p.802]
Description
Content (description)
Wilder was a Fellow of King’s College Cambridge, Rector of Sulham, assistant master at Eton (1824-40), Fellow of Eton College (1840-85) and Vice Provost of Eton College (1885-92).
Content (person)
Content (note)
Three-quarter-length, in clerical robes, seated in an interior
Dimension note
51 x 40 in
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Plain gilt frame
Production
Person
Wehrschmidt, Emil (Artist)
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Commissioned for Eton College in 1889/90, paid for by subscription by Assistant Masters at the college
References
• Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910 (p.72)
