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William Tell

Oil Painting
1842 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil on panel depicting a half length portrait of the Swiss folk hero, William Tell.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleWilliam 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.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 40.6cm
  • Estimate width: 27.9cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Styles
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 createdApril 4, 2007
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