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'Measuring Heights': A Scene from 'The Vicar of Wakefield'
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 - Enlarge image
'Measuring Heights': A Scene from 'The Vicar of Wakefield'
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (painted)
- Date:
ca. 1842 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on panel
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by John Jones
- Museum number:
511-1882
- Gallery location:
In Storage
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.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (painted)
Date
ca. 1842 (painted)
Artist/maker
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Oil on panel
Dimensions
Height: 22.8 cm estimate, Width: 30.5 cm estimate
Object history note
Bequeathed by John Jones, 1882
Descriptive line
Oil painting, '"Measuring Heights": a Scene from The Vicar of Wakefield', William Powell Frith, ca. 1842
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 100-101
Materials
Oil paint; Panel
Techniques
Oil painting
Categories
Paintings
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
