FDA-P.389-2010
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.389-2010
Object type
Identification
Title
Edward Balston
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Comments
The sitter was a boy at Eton from 1829 to 1836. He later became Head Master of Eton (1862-67) and Arch Deacon of Derby.
Description
Content (person)
Balston, Edward, 1817 - 1891 (Sitter)
Content (note)
Half-length, in a black coat and white stock
Dimensions
height (sight size): 755mm
width (sight size): 635mm
height (frame): 1086mm
width (frame): 955mm
depth (frame): 107mm
weight: 19kg
width (sight size): 635mm
height (frame): 1086mm
width (frame): 955mm
depth (frame): 107mm
weight: 19kg
Inscription
I.D. label on frame
Materials & techniques note
Oil on canvas
Physical description
Carved gilt wood frame
Production
Person
Date
c.1837
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Commissioned by the sitter or his family; by whom presented to the Head Master of Eton College










