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The Housemasters of Busby

Half-length portrait of Vincent turned to the left; he is seated; he wears a black silk cassock; a medallion hangs from a red ribbon round his neck [badge of the Order of the Bath]. Inscribed: 'Wm. Vincent D.D. 1788-1802).

Signed and inscribed in latin to the border of the oval flush base

To celebrate the accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the school commissioned a bust of our foundress, Queen Elizabeth I, the quatercentenary of whose death was commemorated in March 2003. The sculpture was installed in time for the School's Commemoration in Abbey in November 2002. The bronze, by Malcolm Stathers, was placed on a plinth of Portland stone put in place by the Abbey stonemasons under the portico executed, it is now known, to a design of Robert Hooke's (OW) in 1681-2.

Head and shoulders of Busby wearing academic dress and a scull cap; he is inclined to the left. The portrait is surrounded by a painter oval and Busby's name and dates are painted in the top left corner

Half-length portrait of Busby wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left.

Half-length portrait of Busby wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left.

Half-length portrait of Busby wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left