Charles John Follett, Mayor of Exeter
Charles John Follett stands in an interior surrounded by symbols of civic life – a painting of the Guildhall, a seventeenth century style chair, his Mayoral robes – each evoke the long history of the Mayoralty in Exeter. The Victorian taste for all things medieval is reflected in the Mayor’s Chain, designed by William Burgess in the gothic style.
Object Summary
- Accession Loan No.
- 124/1978x
- Category
- Fine Art
- Collection Class
- Paintings
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Common Name
- Charles John Follett, Mayor of Exeter
- Simple Name
- painting
- Inscription Transcription
- J Edgar Williams 1875; This portrait was publicly subscribed for and presented to the City in recognition of his eminent services as Mayor; Painted by J Edgar Williams b St Edmunds Terrace Regents Park 1875
- Period Classification
- Victorian (1837-1901)
- Production Town
- London
- Production Country
- United Kingdom: England
- Production Date
- 1875
- Production Person Initials
- J Edgar
- Production Person Surname
- Williams
- Production Year Low
- Production Year High
