Date: 1872 – 1938

Medium: Oil on canvas

Measurements: H 74 x W 59.5 cm

Artist: Walter Chamberlain Urwick (1864 – 1943)

Work type: Painting

Acquisition method: unknown acquisition method

William Lygon was the Mayor of Worcester 1895 and Lord Lieutenant of Gloucester 1911-31. Honorary Colonel in several regiments in Great Britain and Australia. Governor of New South Wales from 1899-1902, Steward of H.M. Household 1907-1910.

He carried the sword of State at the Coronation of King George V, was Chancellor of London University from 1929-1931, and became a Privy Councillor in 1906.

Location: Guildhall Second Floor – Assembly Room