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The Temptation of Andrew Marvell

Oil Painting
ca. 1841 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Oil on canvas depicting an attempted bribe taking place.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleThe Temptation of Andrew Marvell (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Oil on canvas
Brief description
Oil painting entitled 'The Temptation of Andrew Marvell' by Charles Landseer. Great Britain, ca. 1841
Physical description
Oil on canvas depicting an attempted bribe taking place.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 58.3cm
  • Approx. width: 73.6cm
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
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 136-37
Collection
Accession number
FA.103[O]

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Record createdApril 30, 2007
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