George Moberly (1803-1885) was a Scholar of Winchester College, 1816-1822; Fellow of Balliol College, Oxford, 1826-1834; Headmaster of Winchester, 1835-1869; Bishop of Salisbury, 1869-1885.

This painting was presented in 1876 by George Ridding (Headmaster, 1867-84) to the school library, which was named after Moberly and opened in 1870.

Literature: J.A. Hamilton, revised by Geoffrey Rowell, ‘Moberly, George, (1803-1887)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, 2004, revised 2009); The Wykehamist, No. 113 (July 24, 1877), p. 102

Provenance: Presented by George Ridding in 1876

Location: Moberly Library