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Sketch for oil painting 'The Word of Life'

Watercolour
1881 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models, and it is probably his own daughter depicted here, reading the Bible to her grandfather.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSketch for oil painting 'The Word of Life' (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour and gouache
Brief description
Sketch for oil painting 'The Word of Life', watercolour and gouache, Britain, 1881.
Physical description
Sketch showing a young girl reading the Bible to an old man in a cottage interior, with a child in its cradle.
Dimensions
  • Height: 31.8cm
  • Width: 24.1cm
Style
Credit line
Given by Rosemary Chiles
Object history
Given by Rosemary Chiles, 2004
Subjects depicted
Summary
Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models, and it is probably his own daughter depicted here, reading the Bible to her grandfather.
Collection
Accession number
E.946-2003

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Record createdJune 25, 2004
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