About this artwork
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artist:Sir William Quiller Orchardson (1832 - 1910) Scottish
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title:The Head of Lord Peel
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date created:About 1898
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materials:Charcoal on paper
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measurements:(framed: 100.00 x 79.70 x 2.20 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1910
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accession number:D 3608
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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Sir William Quiller Orchardson
Sir William Quiller Orchardson
Orchardson was an outstanding narrative painter, who deftly used body language and expression, as well as descriptive detail, to communicate feelings and mood. He was also a gifted portraitist. As a mature student of the Trustees' Academy in Edinburgh, he joined other talented students of Robert...