An English Merry-Making, a Hundred Years Ago
Oil Painting
ca. 1846 (painted)
ca. 1846 (painted)
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An oil painting showing a village celebration taking place in the shade of a large oak tree; people in eighteenth-century costume dance or stand chatting in groups and observing the dancers.
Object details
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| Title | An English Merry-Making, a Hundred Years Ago (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil Painting, 'An English Merry-Making, a Hundred Years Ago', William Powell Frith RA, ca. 1846 |
| Physical description | An oil painting showing a village celebration taking place in the shade of a large oak tree; people in eighteenth-century costume dance or stand chatting in groups and observing the dancers. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Bequeathed by John Jones, 1882 |
| Production | Presumably a preliminary sketch for the large picture exhibited at the RA in 1847. Six other versions are known. |
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| Accession number | 510-1882 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2006 |
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