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Portrait of Brodie McGhie Willcox
AC/02123/00
Object category: PAINTING
Date made: 1850
Maker: DICKSEE, Thomas Francis
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Material/medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
- Outside Frame: 190.5 cm x 160.5 cm x 25.4 cm; Sight: 139.7 cm x 110.49 cm
Brodie McGhie Willcox (1786-1862) was one of the founding fathers of P&O, together with Arthur Anderson whom he employed as a clerk in 1815. In addition to his distinguished career in the shipping business, Willcox served as a Member of Parliament for Southampton from 1847-1862.