Live Auction 18844Chieveley House, Berkshire and Five Private Collections
Harold Gilman (1876-1919)
Lot 34 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

Closed19 March 2020

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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.

Miss Joan Battiscombe, niece of the artist.
with Spink, London.

Specialist note

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.