Photos: Jonathan Russell.
The date when this was painted is unknown – anytime from 1899 (the date Millicent Fawcett became an honorary doctor of law) to c. 1920.
A slightly smaller ‘Portrait of Dame Millicent Fawcett, in academical gown’ is mentioned in the posthumous studio sale of 1934, and is assumed to be the version at currently held at a private dealership (not currently listed on dealer’s web site) – that version is named ‘Portrait of Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (holding a quill)‘ on this web site.
- Media: oil on canvas.
- Dimensions: 740 x 827 mm (0.61 m²).
- History: exhibited Royal Academy, 1930; ‘Presented [to the Tate] by the Trustees of the Chantrey Bequest 1930‘; exhibited Manchester Art Gallery, 23 Feb 2018 to 6 Jan 2019.
- Location: Tate.
