A. S. Prescott (1832–1917)

Image credit: Staffordshire Archives & Heritage

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A portrait by the Stafford-born artist of his eldest son, Albert Stanley Knight Prescott. Albert was a military medical officer who served with the Royal Artillery and served in the China campaign of 1860. This picture was painted shortly after his return from China and exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1862. He died in Gravesend in 1917.

The Shire Hall Gallery

Stafford

Title

A. S. Prescott (1832–1917)

Date

1861

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 59.5 x W 47.5 cm

Accession number

STFMS : G94.144.0001

Acquisition method

purchased from King and Chasemore Auctioneers, 1971

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Monogram and date

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The Shire Hall Gallery

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