05.02.2014
Portrait of Former Dean Unveiled in Christ Church Cathedral
Former Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, the Very Revd Tom Salmon, has been commemorated in a new portrait which was unveiled in the Crypt on Sunday evening.
The portrait was commissioned by the Friends of the cathedral and painted by Olivia Bartlett.
The unveiling took place following the Candlemas Procession in the cathedral when the former Dean was remembered as ‘a cleric of patent holiness, a scholar and a family man’. The reception was attended by his niece, Iris Sherwood.
The Very Revd Thomas Noel Salmon died on July 20 last year in his 101st year. He was the Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, from 1967 until his retirement in 1988.
The Friends have also commissioned a portrait of Dean Des Harman which will be unveiled at a later date.
There are few portraits of former Deans on display in the cathedral. Portraits of Herbert Kennedy and John Paterson hang in the Chapter Room while among the portraits of the archbishops of Dublin, which are hung in the cathedral, are two who had been Deans of Christ Church – Charles Cobbe, by Francis Bindon, and Richard Chenevix Trench, by Sir Thomas Jones.
Photo caption: Artist Olivia Bartlett and Iris Sherwood with Portrait of Dean Salmon (Photo: David Wynne)