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Dr Preston King (1863–1943), Mayor of Bath

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Dr Preston King came to Bath in the 1880s, and worked at the Royal Mineral Water Hospital. During this period the city was undergoing a revival of its spa. The natural hot water was still regarded as having healing powers, and fashionable new spa facilities were being built, modelled on innovative European spas. Bath was, in this period, an excellent place to be a doctor.

Later in life Dr King served on Bath’s City Council. This portrait shows him in Mayoral robes; following may years as a councillor, he served as Mayor just before the First World War.

Victoria Art Gallery

Bath

Title

Dr Preston King (1863–1943), Mayor of Bath

Date

c.1910

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 113 x W 85.2 cm

Accession number

BATVG : P : 1947.73

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Mrs Preston King, 1947; on loan to the Guildhall, Bath

Work type

Painting

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