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'Mrs Elizabeth Holt, George Henry

Formal portrait of a seated elderly woman

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The Scottish artist, best known for the Japanese influences in his youthful pictures, was an unusual choice for this commission: a presentation portrait of Elizabeth, George Holt’s widow, on her eightieth birthday.

The portrait was shown at the Liverpool Autumn Exhibition at the Walker Art Gallery in 1914.

Artwork Details

Medium and Support: Oil on canvas
Date: 1913
Accession No: WAG 241

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