FDA-P.204-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.204-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
F. J. R. Coleridge
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Half-length portrait of a man, in brown coat, blue shirt and tie
Comments
The sitter was:
At Eton 1921-27
House Master 1948-65
Lower Master 1965-67
Vice Provost 1967-79
The sitter, Frederick J. R. Coleridge, was a King's Scholar at Eton from 1921 to 1926. He he returned as an assistant master (regular teacher) in 1931. He then served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of major. After his return to Eton, he was appointed Master in College and occupied this role from 1946 to 1949. For the next 17 years he served as a House Master and, from 1965 to 1967, as Lower Master. Coleridge was elected Vice-Provost in 1967 and retired in 1979.
At Eton 1921-27
House Master 1948-65
Lower Master 1965-67
Vice Provost 1967-79
The sitter, Frederick J. R. Coleridge, was a King's Scholar at Eton from 1921 to 1926. He he returned as an assistant master (regular teacher) in 1931. He then served in the King's Royal Rifle Corps during World War II, attaining the rank of major. After his return to Eton, he was appointed Master in College and occupied this role from 1946 to 1949. For the next 17 years he served as a House Master and, from 1965 to 1967, as Lower Master. Coleridge was elected Vice-Provost in 1967 and retired in 1979.
Description
Content (person)
Dimensions
height (sight size): 675mm
width (sight size): 595mm
width (sight size): 595mm
Inscription
Signed and dated 'John Whittall. 79'
I.D. label on frame
I.D. label on frame
Physical description
Carved gilt frame
Production
Person
Whittall, John, 1947 - ? (Artist)
Date
1979
