Monsieur Jourdain's Dancing Lesson: Molière, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Act II, Scene 1
Oil Painting
ca. 1840-ca. 1850 (painted)
ca. 1840-ca. 1850 (painted)
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Oil painting entitled 'Monsieur Jourdain's Dancing Lesson: Molière, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Act II, Scene 1'. A gentleman is being taught how to dance whilst two women look on amused.
Object details
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| Title | Monsieur Jourdain's Dancing Lesson: Molière, <i>Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme</i>, Act II, Scene 1 (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Monsieur Jourdain's Dancing Lesson: Molière, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Act II, Scene 1' by William Powell Frith. Great Britain, ca. 1840-1850. |
| Physical description | Oil painting entitled 'Monsieur Jourdain's Dancing Lesson: Molière, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Act II, Scene 1'. A gentleman is being taught how to dance whilst two women look on amused. |
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| Credit line | Given by Michael Hall |
| Object history | Given by Michael Hall, 1979 |
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| Literary reference | Molière, <i>Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme</i> |
| Bibliographic reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 107 |
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| Accession number | P.6-1979 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2007 |
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