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Title
Date(s)
- 1760s (Creation)
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Extent and medium
1 item, Oil on canvas
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
This painting dates from after his disgrace and court-martial but before he changed his name and thus this places it in the 1760's. The portrait was bought by the Elizabethan Club in 1915 and lent to the School in the same year, where it hung in the Scott Library. The identity of the subject has been questioned on account of the star on his coat, since Sackville was not a knight of any British order, but the star may be an afterthought.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Sackville stands in a rural landscape, he is wearing blue and red and holds a cricket bat in his right hand; to the right is a clump of trees and to the left a cricket ball and set of stumps; the grass is parched and yellowish. Inscribed with 'Lord George Sackville'
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling
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Conditions of access and use area
Conditions governing access
Access to collection items is granted to bona-fide researchers, by prior appointment, subject to the overriding provisions of relevant legislation, including Data Protection.
Conditions governing reproduction
A reprographics service is available to researchers subject to the access restrictions outlined above. Copying will not be undertaken if there is any risk of damage to the item. Copies are supplied in accordance with Westminster School
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Script of material
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Physical characteristics and technical requirements
18" x 10"
Finding aids
Allied materials area
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Place access points
Name access points
- Sackville, George Germain, 1716-1785 (Subject)
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Language(s)
- English
Script(s)
- Latin