William Tell
Oil Painting
1842 (painted)
1842 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Oil on panel depicting a half length portrait of the Swiss folk hero, William Tell.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | William Tell (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting depicting a portrait of William Tell by William Simson. Great Britain, 1842. |
| Physical description | Oil on panel depicting a half length portrait of the Swiss folk hero, William Tell. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Study of a Head. Willm Tell. Wm Simson 1842' (Inscribed by the artist on the back) |
| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 266 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.182[O] |
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| Record created | April 4, 2007 |
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