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Reference numberP/0254
LevelItem
TitlePortrait of Petavel, Joseph Ernest
ArtistHayward, Alfred Robert
Date1954
DescriptionHalf-length portrait of Sir Joseph Ernest Petavel, wearing a grey suit, white wing-collared shirt and black tie. A gold watch-chain is visible at the waistcoat and Petavel wears gold cufflinks and a white carnation as a buttonhole.
FormatPainting
Physical descriptionOil on canvas
Dimensionsh 900 x w 690 mm
Access statusOpen
ProvenanceTransferred from Bushy House, 2010, as per Petavel's bequest
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NA8267Petavel; Sir; Joseph Ernest (1873 - 1936); engineer and physicist1873 - 1936
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