Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
- GB 2014 WS-03-PIC-001/82
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- [18th Century]
Life-size head of Busby wearing academic dress and a scull cap; he is inclined to the left.
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Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
Life-size head of Busby wearing academic dress and a scull cap; he is inclined to the left.
Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
Half-length portrait of Busby wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left
Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
Half-length portrait of Busby wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left.
Dr. Richard Busby after Henry Tilson
Three-quarter length portrait of Busby standing, wearing academic robes and a scull cap; his body and head are inclined to the left of the painting; to the bottom-left is a table covered with a cloth, upon which is an open book; Busby has almost turned a page with his right hand.
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
Dr. John Nicoll by a member of the English School
Half length portrait of Nicoll wearing black academic dress, collar and wig; he faces slightly to the left of the picture. Inscribed top-left with the name of the sitter.
Dr. John Nicoll by a member of the circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds
Half length, wearing academic dress Later inscribed u.l.: John Nicholl D. D. 1765. Aet. 82
Dr. Henry Aldrich after Sir Godfrey Kneller
Half-length portrait of Aldrich wearing black academic dress and collar; his body is inclined to the left of the picture, but his head is turned so as to be almost full face. Inscribed top-left with the identity of the sitter.
Dr. Cyril Jackson after William Owen
Half length, seated in a chair, wearing clerics robes. In a particularly fine contemporary carved giltwood frame, bearing maker's label. "WYATT, High Street, Oxford."
Dr Busby, Headmaster. 1638-1695
One copy annotated on reverse by R.S. Chalk, as follows:
'(Bust dated 1895-L.E.T. p39) 1918-1924
There were in my day two busts of Dr. Busby (both presumably destroyed in the Blitz)- one behind the HM’s chair Up School, the other in an oval recess in the Busby Library, above the chair occupied by the Master, in my time I.F. Smedley.
On these two busts was based the most famous of several apocryphal stories currently concerning I.F.S and the VII Form (definitely before my time!), as follows: - I.F.S. had lunched well and wined freely.
[He was in fact a man of most sober habits]
On his return to take Afternoon School, he was astounded to see two busts above his Chair (the other having been surreptitiously ‘borrowed’ from School!). On being questioned, every single member of the VII he could see but one – I.F.S must be “seeing double”! Not convinced yet, I.F.S left the room to fetch Sergt. Bowler for his testimony. As once the culprits removed the second bust, leaving one only.
On returning then with Sergeant, I.F.S. was about to ask him his opinion when he looked- and (still mystified) said instead – “Very well, -er, Sergeant- you may go!”)'