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Laura Introducing Gil Blas to Arsenia

Oil Painting
early 19th century-mid 19th century (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil on canvas depicting characters from Le Sage, 'Gil Blas', Book III, Chapter 9.


Object details

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Object type
TitleLaura Introducing Gil Blas to Arsenia (generic title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'Laura Introducing Gil Blas to Arsenia' by Charles Robert Leslie. Great Britain, ca. early 19th century.
Physical description
Oil on canvas depicting characters from Le Sage, 'Gil Blas', Book III, Chapter 9.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 21cm
  • Estimate width: 26cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Styles
Credit line
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Object history
Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857
Literary referenceLe Sage, <i>The Adventures of Gil Blas of Santillane</i>
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 169
Collection
Accession number
FA.120[O]

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Record createdApril 11, 2007
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