The Bower of Roses
Tempera Painting
mid 19th century (painted)
mid 19th century (painted)
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Henry Warren was a significant figure in the Regency and Victorian art world. He was a prolific watercolourist and illustrator and the author of numerous technique books on painting and drawing. He was a member of the New Society of Painters in Watercolours of which he became president in 1839.
This painting is possibly related to a picture entitled Love among the Roses which Warren exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1823 together with the line of verse; 'The Graces there were culling posies and found young Love among the roses', and again at the New Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1832.
This painting is possibly related to a picture entitled Love among the Roses which Warren exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1823 together with the line of verse; 'The Graces there were culling posies and found young Love among the roses', and again at the New Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1832.
Object details
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| Title | The Bower of Roses (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | Tempera and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Tempera/watercolour on paper, 'The Bower of Roses' by Henry Warren. |
| Physical description | Tempera/watercolour on paper; young woman, naked from the waist up save for a white sash, seated on a river bank with feet to her left. Around her waist she wears an shawl of middle eastern design and in her hair a rose. The background is a rose bush. On the water in front of her are four water lillies in various stages of blossom and part of her own reflection. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Kohlmann-Everard |
| Object history | Bequeathed by Mrs Kohlmann-Everard, 2002 |
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| Summary | Henry Warren was a significant figure in the Regency and Victorian art world. He was a prolific watercolourist and illustrator and the author of numerous technique books on painting and drawing. He was a member of the New Society of Painters in Watercolours of which he became president in 1839. This painting is possibly related to a picture entitled Love among the Roses which Warren exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1823 together with the line of verse; 'The Graces there were culling posies and found young Love among the roses', and again at the New Society of Painters in Watercolours in 1832. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.707-2005 |
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| Record created | May 8, 2006 |
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