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Walter Percy Sladen
Wells after Henry Tanworth1899/1901
Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
Exeter, United Kingdom
Percy Sladen was born in Halifax, on the 30th June 1849 to a prosperous leather merchant Percy went first to Hipperholme Grammar School and to Marlborough College becoming a classical linguist. His hobby was natural history at a time when the discoveries of Charles Darwin were dominating scientific thought. He made a lifelong study of marine life creating a collection of immense zoological value.
Details
- Title: Walter Percy Sladen
- Creator: Wells after Henry Tanworth
- Date: 1901/1901
- Date Created: 1899/1901
- Location Created: England
- Physical Dimensions: w1239 x h1492 mm
- Provenance: Royal Albert Memorial Museum and Art Gallery, Exeter City Council.
- Type: Painting
- External Link: Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery
- Medium: Oil on canvas
- Artist: Henry Tanworth, after, Wells
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