Reading the Scriptures
Oil Painting
ca. 1835 (painted)
ca. 1835 (painted)
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Oil painting entitled 'Reading the Scriptures', depicting a young girl reading a large Bible, seated on the floor at the feet of a woman, possibly the child's grandmother. Signed by the artist.
Object details
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| Title | Reading the Scriptures (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Reading the Scriptures' by Thomas Webster. Great Britain, ca. 1835. |
| Physical description | Oil painting entitled 'Reading the Scriptures', depicting a young girl reading a large Bible, seated on the floor at the feet of a woman, possibly the child's grandmother. Signed by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'T. Webster' (Signed by the artist on stool, centre right) |
| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
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| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 301 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.224[O] |
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| Record created | April 17, 2007 |
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