The Sick Child
Print
ca. 1858 (made)
ca. 1858 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Joseph Clark sent the oil painting entitled 'A Sick Child' to the Royal Academy in 1857. It was very well received by the Victorian public, and established him as a popular painter of childhood subjects. This precise etching was made by the artist himself, after the painting. Its accuracy, close observation and the pathos of the subject, prevent it from being merely sentimental.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Sick Child (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Etching |
| Brief description | Etching by Joseph Clark after his own painting 'The Sick Child', Britain, ca. 1858. |
| Physical description | Etching showing a father and a mother tending a sick child, who is sitting on her father's knee, while a second child plays on the floor. |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | Given by Rosemary Chiles |
| Object history | Given by Rosemary Chiles, 2004 |
| Production | Etching by Joseph Clark after one of his own paintings. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Joseph Clark sent the oil painting entitled 'A Sick Child' to the Royal Academy in 1857. It was very well received by the Victorian public, and established him as a popular painter of childhood subjects. This precise etching was made by the artist himself, after the painting. Its accuracy, close observation and the pathos of the subject, prevent it from being merely sentimental. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.914-2003 |
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| Record created | June 16, 2004 |
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