Portrait of Anthony Bradshaw
A second, almost identical portrait is on the reverse, with a lengthy inscription. This portrait of Anthony Bradshaw, nephew of Spencer's wife Ursula, is one of a series of pencil portraits of pupils of S. Anselm's school in Bakewell, Derbyshire, drawn by Spencer in the 1950s.
Date: 1954
Inscriptions: lr: Gilbert Spencer 1954 Inscribed on reverse: Gilbert Spencer 1954/ A. J. C. Bradshaw/ To Marlborough/ Head Boy 54 3, 55 2, 55 3; Eastwood Shield/ Nuttall Cup/ Winner Senior Sports 54 & 55; Cricket XI. 1954 '53/ Football XI. 52, 53, 54/ Rugger XV 53, 54, 55
Tags: Portrait, Pencil, Works on paper
Medium: Pencil on paper
Location: Private collection
Provenance: The artist's family
Date: 1954
Inscriptions: lr: Gilbert Spencer 1954 Inscribed on reverse: Gilbert Spencer 1954/ A. J. C. Bradshaw/ To Marlborough/ Head Boy 54 3, 55 2, 55 3; Eastwood Shield/ Nuttall Cup/ Winner Senior Sports 54 & 55; Cricket XI. 1954 '53/ Football XI. 52, 53, 54/ Rugger XV 53, 54, 55
Tags: Portrait, Pencil, Works on paper
Medium: Pencil on paper
Location: Private collection
Provenance: The artist's family