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Reginald Maudslay came from a great engineering family, steeped in civil and marine technology. He followed family tradition and took to engineering, obtaining articles as a pupil to Sir John Wolfe-Barry, who was notable for his work on Blackfriars and Tower Bridges in London. Maudslay encountered some of Britain’s first automobiles whilst in London and soon became entranced by the new machine. He elected to abandon civil engineering and take up as an automobile engineer. Moving to Coventry, fast becoming the centre of the motor industry, and armed with £3,000 from Wolfe-Barry, Maudslay set as his principle that his car should be made from tried and tested components, so much so that his car would be called the Standard. The Standard company would carve a name for itself as a successful early British motor manufacturer with a reputation for reliability.
This portrait came from the boardroom of Standard’s headquarters in Canley, Coventry, which was known as The Ivy Cottage. It was painted several years after Maudslay’s death and is annotated “after Maurice Greiffenhagen”, the well-respected portrait artist (although it is not known whether Maudslay ever sat for Greiffenhagen).
British Motor Museum
Gaydon
Title
Reginald W. Maudslay (1871–1934), Founder of the Standard Motor Company
Date
c.1950
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 103 x W 86 cm
Accession number
1980/6/6
Acquisition method
gift, 1986
Work type
Painting
