print
- Museum number
- 1886,1206.38
- Title
- Object: The Painting Gallery
- Description
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Classical setting, with, in the foreground, group of women looking at a painting set on an easel; one of the women holds a magnifying glass; behind her, another woman, lying on a couch, holds a sheet; in the background, at right, a group of three men listening as another man is reading a text out loud; the walls of the room are covered with paintings, among which a representation of a standing woman; before letter but with publication detail; signed proof. 1875/77
Etching and engraving on chine collé
- Production date
- 1875-1877
- Dimensions
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Height: 634 millimetres
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Width: 499 millimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Declared to the Printsellers Association on 24 December 1875. A pair to P&D 1886-12-06-39. The painting was commissioned by Ernest Gambart in 1873 and first exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1874 (no.157) and its current location is unknown. See Vern Swanson, 'The Biography and Catalogue Raisonne of the Paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema', (London; Garton & Co, 1990), no.157, pp.171-2. The print was exhibited at the summer exhibition of the Royal Academy of Arts in 1878 (no.1188) with that of 'The Sculpture Gallery'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1886
- Department
- Prints and Drawings
- Registration number
- 1886,1206.38
