Title: | 1999V42 Miniature Portrait of John Feeney |
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Description: |
1999V42 Miniature Portrait of John Feeney, 1907 Allen Edward Everitt * John Feeney (1839-1905) was a proprietor of the Birmingham Post newspaper and philanthropist. In his will, he left most of his fortune to charity, mostly for the benefit of the City of Birmingham, including £50,000 to provide a further gallery for Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. |
Keywords: |
Social history, Birmingham Museums Trust/Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Portrait, Miniature, Male, Oval, Birmingham history, Charity, Philanthropy |
Usage Rights: | Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0 |