Reproduction
Object number
cc00072
Title
Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick
Creator
Description
Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick was born 1861. Admitted scholar 1881, B.A. 1885; Fellow 1888-1893; Supernumerary fellow 1893-1906; Chaplain 1888-1906; Dean 1890-1906; priest 1889; Secretary College Club 1906. President of Queens' 1906-1931; He was a Cavendish scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge in 1917 when he conferred an honorary degree on General Smuts. He wrote a book with Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier on "Solutions and Electrolysis" in 1895. died 28th Oct 1931.
John Seymour Lucas (21 December 1849 – 8 May 1923) was a Victorian English historical and portrait painter as well as an accomplished theatrical costume designer. He was born into an artistic London family, and originally trained as a woodcarver, but turned his attention to portrait painting and entered first the St. Martin’s Lane Art School and later the Royal Academy Schools. Here he met his French wife, fellow artist Marie Cornelissen, whom he married in 1877. Lucas’ artistic education included extensive travels around Europe, particularly Holland and Spain, where he studied the Flemish and Spanish Masters. He first started exhibiting in 1872, was elected an associate member of the Royal Academy in 1876 and a full Royal Academician in 1898.
Physical description
Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick was born 1861. He was a Cavendish scientist and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge in 1917 when he conferred an honorary degree on General Smuts. He wrote a book with Sir William Cecil Dampier Dampier on "Solutions and Electrolysis" in 1895.
Production date
1907 - 1907
Object History Note
Members of Christ's College in residence when Dr Fitzpatrick became president of Queens' College in 1906, subscribed in 1907 to have two portraits drawn of him. One, which was exhibited at the roayla Academy, was presented to Dr Fitzpatrick in June 1907, and the other was given to the College by the subscribers [Goodison pp17]
Production period
20th century
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Dimensions
height frame: 58 cm
width frame: 52 cm