Picture No | 11677309 |
Date | 1929 |
Description | Hugh Wakefield by Giuseppe Amisani |
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Portrait of English actor Hugh Wakefield (1888-1971), possessing, according to The Sketch in which this painting was reproduced, 'a genius for the portrayal of inoffensive inebriates.' Wakefield had a distinguished war career when he was a test pilot in the Royal Flying Corps. Note the copy of The Sketch magazine by the side of the armchair.
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Source | Painting by Giuseppe Amisani reproduced in The Sketch, 27 November 1929, page 444 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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