Loading
The Reverend A. J. Carver
Fisher, Samuel Melton1882
Dulwich Picture Gallery
London, United Kingdom
The Rev. Alfred James Carver (1826-1909): in 1858 appointed Master of Alleyn's College of God's Gift, which, under his mastership, divided to become Dulwich College and Alleyn's School; responsible for the rebuilding of the College by Charles Barry Junior, 1866-70; retired, 1883. DPG497 was exhibited at the RA in 1882.
Show lessRead more
Details
- Title: The Reverend A. J. Carver
- Creator Lifespan: [1860] - 1939
- Date: 1882
- Physical Dimensions: w939 x h1514 cm
- Type: Painting
- Medium: Oil
- Work Nationality: British
- Support: Canvas
- Provenance: Given by Francis Peek, 1883; College Board Room.
- Inscriptions: Signed and dated, bottom left: 'S. Melton Fisher.1882'; upper left: the Dulwich arms (ar. a chevron gu. with three cinquefoils gu., two and one, with crest, a mailed fist holding a heart, proper) above a scroll: 'A.D.1882 DULWICH'.
- Artist: Fisher, Samuel Melton
- Acquisition Method: Peek, Francis (Gift, 1883)
Get the app
Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more
