Child seated on the knee of a soldier
Watercolour
mid 19th century (painted)
mid 19th century (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Bellangé studied in the studio of Baron Gros, and in due course became a specialist in painting battle scenes and military subjects. This watercolour is a typical example of his work, and shows an off-duty soldier realxing with a pipe of tobacco, and playing with a child.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Child seated on the knee of a soldier (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Gouache on paper |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Child seated on the knee of a soldier, by Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte Bellangé, France, mid-19th century |
| Physical description | A watercolour painting depicting a child sitting on a soldier's knee and pretending to smoke his pipe. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'h. de Bellange' (Signed in grey wash) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Maud Lilian Ochs |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Bellangé studied in the studio of Baron Gros, and in due course became a specialist in painting battle scenes and military subjects. This watercolour is a typical example of his work, and shows an off-duty soldier realxing with a pipe of tobacco, and playing with a child. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1991 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1693-1991 |
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| Record created | December 15, 2005 |
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