'Measuring Heights': A Scene from 'The Vicar of Wakefield'
Oil Painting
ca. 1842 (painted)
ca. 1842 (painted)
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Painting of a scene from Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, in which Mrs Primrose compares the heights of her daughter Olivia and landlord Squire Thornhill.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief Description | Oil painting, '"Measuring Heights": a Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield', William Powell Frith, ca. 1842 |
| Physical Description | Painting of a scene from Oliver Goldsmith's The Vicar of Wakefield, in which Mrs Primrose compares the heights of her daughter Olivia and landlord Squire Thornhill. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by John Jones |
| Object history | Bequeathed by John Jones, 1882 |
| Literary Reference | Goldsmith, <i>The Vicar of Wakefield</i> |
| Bibliographic Reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 100-101 |
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| Accession Number | 511-1882 |
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| record created | March 21, 2007 |
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