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This portrait of Leonard Stokes (1858–1925) was so controversial (instead of evening dress, Stokes was painted wearing an old dressing gown) that the artist was asked to alter it. Orpen refused and was backed up by Stokes, so instead of hanging in a traditional place of honour, it was banished to the basement outside the men’s lavatories. Stokes had a wide general practice, designing churches and public buildings as well as small country and suburban houses. His church work was mainly inspired by medieval gothic and his domestic designs usually derived from English eighteenth century work but both Renaissance and Tudor styles also influenced him. Unusually, his Georgetown Cathedral in British Guiana (1914–1925) was built entirely of reinforced concrete.
The Royal Institute of British Architects
London
Title
Leonard A. Scott Stokes (1858–1925), PRIBA, RGM
Date
1912
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 120 x W 92.5 cm
Accession number
PCF38
Acquisition method
commissioned by the RIBA, 1912
Work type
Painting
The Royal Institute of British Architects
66 Portland Place, London, Greater London W1B 1AD England
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