Completed Continental European after 1800, Maritime Subjects, Military History, Portraits: British 20th C 5 comments Who painted this portrait of Naval Chaplain Arthur Price Hill in 1913?
Photo credit: National Museum of the Royal Navy, Portsmouth
There is a monogram and date top-right. Who could have painted this portrait?
The collection note:
'The monogram is 'THD' or 'HTD' depending upon how you read it. The date is 1913. The sitter was working as a chaplain to the British Legation in Vienna in 1913. He died there in 1924. We do not know the identity of the artist.'
Martin Hopkinson, Entry reviewed by Art UK
Completed, Outcome
This discussion is now closed. The painting was found to be by Tom von Dreger (1868-1948).
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The Austrian artist Tom von Dreger (1868-1948) exhibited a portrait of Arthur P. Hill in Vienna in 1913. His monogram looks like this: http://bit.ly/2dYBE5Y
Is this the same monogram? I think so, but could the collection please take a look? Maybe there is also a reference to the exhibition on the back (it was exhibited as no. 41)
I attach a contemporary newspaper article about the exhibition.
Well done Andrea, the monogram appears to be the same and the exhibition reference conclusive.
Absolutely - nice work, Andrea. Even at this resolution it's clearly the same monogram (see enhanced image attached).
The collection have been contacted about this recommendation.