Lot 34
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Harold Gilman (1876-1919)
Harold Gilman (1876-1919)
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CHIEVELEY HOUSE, BERKSHIRE: THE PROPERTY OF MR. AND MRS. NICHOLAS STANLEY (LOTS 1 - 99)
Harold Gilman (1876-1919)

The Reverend John William Harold Battiscombe at his desk

Details
Harold Gilman (1876-1919)
The Reverend John William Harold Battiscombe at his desk
signed 'H.Gilman' (lower right)
oil on canvas
21 ¾ x 21 ¼ in. (55.4 x 54 cm.)
Painted circa 1908.
Provenance
Miss Joan Battiscombe, niece of the artist.
with Spink, London.
Exhibited
London, William Joll, A Dealer's Choice, 1996, no. 4181.

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Lot Essay

Harold Gilman's sister Irene (d. 1946) married the Rev. Harold Battiscombe, who served as the Governor of H.M.P Parkhurst, Isle of Wight. The present lot was used as the front cover of the Wordsworth Classics 1994 edition of George and Weedon Grossmith's Diary of a Nobody.

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