About this object
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ID:
51.67
Production date:
Tudor; 1540-1560
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Location:
In Store
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Rowland Hill ( 1495- 1561) was the first Protestant Lord Mayor of London. Upon arrival in London as a young man, he became the apprentice of a London mercer and became a distinguished merchant and politician, Hill was particularly renowned for his charitable giving and interest in education. He held the post of surveyor-general of the London hospitals from 1559 until his death and bequeathed a dole of 12 pence to every house in the City. He was elected an alderman in 1542 and became Sheriff in the same year. < ...Read more
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Measurements
H 637.5 mm; W 456 mm (unframed), H 780 mm; W 593 mm; D 95 mm (framed) (overall)
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Materials
oil; wood
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Last Updated
2024-03-14
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