Walter Elmer Schofield (1867-1944)
Sydney Elmer Schofield (1901 - 1983)
Category
Art / Oil paintings
Date
circa 1940
Materials
Oil on canvas
Measurements
750 x 652 mm
Place of origin
Cornwall
Order this imageCollection
Godolphin, Cornwall
NT 169483
Summary
Oil painting on canvas, Walter Elmer Schofield (1867-1944) by Sydney E. Schofield (1901 - Cornwall 1983), circa 1940. A portrait of the artist's father who was an artist, originally from America. According to John Schofield, Sydney was unhappy with this portrait of his father. The only reason he kept it was because it featured his father, otherwise he would have destroyed it.
Provenance
Purchased 2008
Credit line
Godolphin, The Schofield Collection (National Trust)
Makers and roles
Sydney Elmer Schofield (1901 - 1983), artist