Portrait of John Ledingham
Date
1943
Sitter
John Charles Grant Ledingham (1875 - 1944, British) , Bacteriologist
Creator
Alexander Christie (1901 - 1946, British) , Painter
Object type
Archive reference number
Material
Dimensions
height (painting): 765mm
width (painting): 640mm
width (painting): 640mm
Subject
Description
Near half-length portrait, seated in a wooden chair. Sir John Ledingham wears a dark blue pinstripe suit with a white shirt and blue tie. A watch-chain is visible at the waistcoat. Ledingham’s body is angled to the viewer’s left but he gazes directly from the picture.
John Ledingham was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1921.
John Ledingham was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1921.
Transcription
Royal Society of Portrait Painters...
A.Christie 1943
SIR JOHN LEDINGHAM, F.R.S. (1875-1944) by ALEXANDER CHRISTIE
A.Christie 1943
SIR JOHN LEDINGHAM, F.R.S. (1875-1944) by ALEXANDER CHRISTIE
Object history
Donated by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, 1980.
The Royal Society’s Officer’s Minutes from July 1980 state that: “Agreed, subject to view, to accept with thanks an offer, conveyed by Sir Ashley Miles, whereby the Society would receive from the Lister Institute portraits of four Fellows: Sir Alan Drury, Sir John Ledingham (1875-1944), Sir Charles Martin (1866-1955) and Sir Ashley Miles.” [Royal Society Officer’s Minutes, OMM/17, meeting of 17 July 1980 [OM/91(80)], p. 260].
A letter of thanks was sent to Professor A Neuberger FRS, Chairman of the Governing Body on 8 October 1980. [Royal Society Provenance File: letter, President RS to A Neuberger, Lister Institute, Elstree, Hertfordshire, 8 October 1980].
The Society’s portraits of Alan Drury, Charles Martin and Ashley Miles formed part of the same group.
The Royal Society’s Officer’s Minutes from July 1980 state that: “Agreed, subject to view, to accept with thanks an offer, conveyed by Sir Ashley Miles, whereby the Society would receive from the Lister Institute portraits of four Fellows: Sir Alan Drury, Sir John Ledingham (1875-1944), Sir Charles Martin (1866-1955) and Sir Ashley Miles.” [Royal Society Officer’s Minutes, OMM/17, meeting of 17 July 1980 [OM/91(80)], p. 260].
A letter of thanks was sent to Professor A Neuberger FRS, Chairman of the Governing Body on 8 October 1980. [Royal Society Provenance File: letter, President RS to A Neuberger, Lister Institute, Elstree, Hertfordshire, 8 October 1980].
The Society’s portraits of Alan Drury, Charles Martin and Ashley Miles formed part of the same group.
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