FDA-P.609-2026
Parts
Object number
FDA-P.609-2026
Object type
Identification
Title
Tom Lyon, College Librarian
Title Type
assigned by cataloguer
Description
Painted portrait of a seated man, with his left arm draped along the side of the chair
Comments
Provoenance note: This work has been in the family since it was first painted. Tom Lyon is the Uncle of the donor John Meara.
Description
Content (person)
Lyon, Tom (Sitter)
Dimensions
height (canvas): 460mm
width (canvas): 560mm
height (frame): 610mm
width (frame): 708mm
depth (frame): 52mm
width (canvas): 560mm
height (frame): 610mm
width (frame): 708mm
depth (frame): 52mm
Materials & techniques note
oil on canvas
Production
Person
Thomas, Oliver, 1919 - 2010 (Artist)
Date
c.1956
History and association
Object history note
Provenance: Collection of the sitter; by descent to John Meara (KS 62), nephew of the sitter; by whom presented to Eton College in March 2026
