British School, early 19th century [Ao57]
PORTRAIT OF THOMAS BOWER, c. 1810
Oil on canvas (H. 35 cm, W. 28 cm)
Thomas Bower was Writing Master at the College from c. 1800 until 1832. An engraving published in 1826, after a portrait by Gilbert Stuart Newton, shows the sitter as a rather older man.
Provenance: Unknown
Location: Warden’s Lodgings