Portrait of Michael Foster (1836-1907) Size:XS: 25 x 20cm 'Word from the missing'

'Word from the missing'

Mr William Forster (holding the bow)

John Scoffield - producer

17 June 1942

Inscribed: 'H

Portrait of Michael Foster (1836-1907) Size:XS: 25 x 20cm 'Word from the missing'Head and shoulders study of Foster, the head and line of sight angled to the viewer's left. Foster has a white beard, apparently slightly yellowed, and white hair parted at his left. He is shown in a black jacket with a white shirt and red tie. This is a copy detail, by Collier, of his larger 1907 portrait in the National Portrait Gallery, London. Michael Foster was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1872. Original: oil on canvas, 609x508mm. ca.