The Hermit
Oil Painting
ca. 1841 (painted)
ca. 1841 (painted)
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Oil on canvas depicting an elderly man dressed in brown robes, seated in a sparse dark room reading, with a skull in the background.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Hermit (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'The Hermit' by Charles Landseer. Great Britain, ca. 1841. |
| Physical description | Oil on canvas depicting an elderly man dressed in brown robes, seated in a sparse dark room reading, with a skull in the background. |
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| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 138 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.105[O] |
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| Record created | February 12, 2007 |
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