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Scene from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Monsieur Jourdain receiving his guests
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 - Enlarge image
Scene from Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme: Monsieur Jourdain receiving his guests
- Object:
Oil painting
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (probably, painted)
- Date:
1860 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
- Materials and Techniques:
Oil on canvas
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by John Jones
- Museum number:
537-1882
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting of a scene from Molière's Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme. Monsier Jourdain bows to greet his aristocratic guests.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (probably, painted)
Date
1860 (painted)
Artist/maker
Frith, William Powell RA, born 1819 - died 1909 (painter (artist))
Materials and Techniques
Oil on canvas
Marks and inscriptions
'W P Frith 1860'
Signed and dated by the artist, lower right
Dimensions
Height: 31.7 cm estimate, Width: 55.9 cm estimate
Object history note
Bequeathed by John Jones, 1882
Descriptive line
Oil painting, 'Scene from "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme": Monsieur Jourdain Receiving his Guests', William Powell Frith, 1860
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 103-5
Materials
Oil paint; Canvas
Techniques
Oil painting
Categories
Paintings
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
