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Painting (Oil on Canvas, Framed) of Guglielmo Marconi, by Gustave Muranyi, 1914

Inventory Number 65827

Acknowledgement: © History of Science Museum, University of Oxford, inv.65827

Item type
Object
Provenance
Presented by the Marconi Corporation in 2004.
Primary inscriptions
"G. Muranyi / 1914 " signed with brush on front of the painting. See Documents for other inscriptions.
Object type
Oil painting
Dimensions
Height: 905mm Width: 778mm Depth: 55mm Weight: 5600g
Inventory No
65827
Accession Number
2004-9/609

Description

Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi in his 40s.

Oil on canvas in a gilt frame. Head and shoulders portrait against a dark background with detail towards the lower edge. Gilt frame has been heavily glazed. The reverse of the painting reveals 6 copper alloy plates, four eye hooks, and 8 wooden keys. The back of the canvas is printed 'Reeves & Son London' Writing on the back often frame SK A J S 6 4  A US customs sticker dated 1987 is stuck to the back of the frame also the frame maker's label JJ (Patterson?), Park Walk Chelsea.

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