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277 - FRANK HOLL (BRITISH 1845-1888)MR ALFRED BAKER (1815-1893), FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONSOil on canvasSigned (lower left)75 x 62.5cm (29½ x 24½in.)Provenance:Commissioned by Birmingham General Hospital on the retirement of Mr Alfred Baker in 1883Albert BakerBirmingham HospitalAcquired at the sale of collectionsLiterature:The Birmingham Daily Post, 28 July 1883, p.6A.M. Holl Reynolds, The Life and Work of Frank Holl (1845–1888), London, 1912, p. 226Mr Alfred Baker was Senior Vice-President of the British Medical Association and Consulting Surgeon to the Birmingham General Hospital. On his retirement from the Hon Surgeoncy after thirty-three years' tenure of office, the Hospital Committee presented Mr Baker with a service of silver plate together with the present portrait, which was subsequently hung in the boardroom.

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£1,200 (€1,433)

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£1,500 - 2,500 (€1,700 - 3,000)

Sale fees

35.4%

FRANK HOLL (BRITISH 1845-1888)MR ALFRED BAKER (1815-1893), FELLOW OF THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONSOil on canvasSigned (lower left)75 x 62.5cm (29½ x 24½in.)Provenance:Commissioned by Birmingham General Hospital on the retirement of Mr Alfred Baker in 1883Albert BakerBirmingham HospitalAcquired at the sale of collectionsLiterature:The Birmingham Daily Post, 28 July 1883, p.6A.M. Holl Reynolds, The Life and Work of Frank Holl (1845–1888), London, 1912, p. 226Mr Alfred Baker was Senior Vice-President of the British Medical Association and Consulting Surgeon to the Birmingham General Hospital. On his retirement from the Hon Surgeoncy after thirty-three years' tenure of office, the Hospital Committee presented Mr Baker with a service of silver plate together with the present portrait, which was subsequently hung in the boardroom.

Auction details

19th Century Pictures & Works on Paper
Wednesday, November 4
11:30 AM
Donnington Priory
RG14 2JE Newbury, United Kingdom

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