*** John Christopher Bradshaw Falleglove









Figure 1.--This portrait of John Christopher Bradshaw Falleglove was probably painted in 1898. He looks to be about 12 years old. John wears the Eton collar that was was so common at turn of the century England.

John Christopher Bradshaw Falleglove (England, 1887-98)

We know little about John, but a portrait shows a very English face. The portrait reads, "John Christopher Bradshaw Falleglove born on Chrismas day, 1887. The second date reads ij...poix April 1898." The word before April is very hard to read I will tell you what I get J (then three dots) poix or pox. I believe this is a portrait of a child who died in 1898. Presumably the portrait was made in 1898. The portrait is unsigned. It is a captivating portrait, but done by a naive or unschooled artist. This suggests that the boy did not come from a wealthy family, but the fact that a portrait was done suggests that they probably came from a middle-class family. John wears the Eton collar that was was so common at turn of the century England. It appears to be a rather wide Eton collar, Note that the collar has edging that is faintly drawn in. HBC had thought that Eton collars were unadorned fabric without any kind of detailing. At this point we do not know how accurate this depiction was.

Biography

We know little about John, but a portrait shows a very English face. The portrait reads, "John Christopher Bradshaw Falleglove born on Chrismas day, 1887. The second date reads ij...poix April 1898." The word before April is very hard to read I will tell you what I get J (then three dots) poix or pox. I believe this is a portrait of a child who died in 1898. Presumably the portrait was made in 1898. The portrait is unsigned. It is a captivating portrait, but done by a naive or unschooled artist. This suggests that the boy did not come from a wealthy family, but the fact that a portrait was done suggests that they probably came from a middle-class family.

Clothes

John wears the Eton collar that was was so common at turn of the century England. It appears to be a rather wide Eton collar, Note that the collar has edging that is faintly drawn in. HBC had thought that Eton collars were unadorned fabric without any kind of detailing. At this point we do not know how accurate this depiction was. Presumably the collar was detachable and worn on a shirt waist. He appears to be wearing it with a black jacket. The jacket does not have lapels, but rather buttons at the collar.

Hair

John has a short, but not close cropped hair style. His hair is rather poorly combed for a formal portrait. It falls over his forehead, rather like bangs and is combed with a left part.







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Created: February 27, 2002
Last edited: February 27, 2002