Charles Hilditch Rickards
George Frederick Watts 1817 - 1904
Summary
A half-length, right side portrait of Charles Hilditch Rickards, Manchester merchant and philanthropist (the son of a cotton spinner) and chairman of the Manchester Board of Guardians. He is shown as a middle-aged man with a bald head, in a white shirt and black suit, holding a crumpled sheet of paper in both hands. He sits against a plain dark background.
Object Name
Charles Hilditch Rickards
Creators Name
Date Created
1866
Dimensions
framed: 114.5cm x 99.5cm
unframed: 82.8cm x 67.4cm
accession number
1886.9
Place of creation
England
Support
canvas
Medium
oil paint
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