FDA-P.352-2010
Parts
FDA-P.352-2010
Identification
Joseph Simpson
assigned by cataloguer
'(162)
Joseph Simpson.
Born 1824, son of Joseph Simpson, of Clapham, Surrey. Entered Eton, 1839; left 1843; Newcastle Medallist, 1843. Trinity College, Cambridge; Scholar, first-class Classics. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Became a Roman Catholic Priest.
30 x 25 inches. Painter uncertain.
Half-length, facing spectator ; black coat and cravat.'
[Source: Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910, p.50]
Joseph Simpson.
Born 1824, son of Joseph Simpson, of Clapham, Surrey. Entered Eton, 1839; left 1843; Newcastle Medallist, 1843. Trinity College, Cambridge; Scholar, first-class Classics. Fellow of Jesus College, Cambridge. Became a Roman Catholic Priest.
30 x 25 inches. Painter uncertain.
Half-length, facing spectator ; black coat and cravat.'
[Source: Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910, p.50]
Description
Simpson, Joseph, 1824 - ? (Sitter)
Half-length, in a black coat
height (sight size): 740mm
width (sight size): 625mm
width (sight size): 625mm
Carved gilt frame
Production
c.1843
History and association
Provenance: Commissioned by the sitter or his family; by whom presented to the Head Master of Eton College
• Cust, L., Eton College Portraits, 1910 (p.50, catalogue number 162)