Four Female Figures Depicting the Four Seasons (upper half), with Four Seasonal Landscapes (lower half) (folding screen)
Screen
1700-1749 (made)
1700-1749 (made)
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Four fold screen, painted wood. Four folders within a simulated marble frame. Each folder consists, in the upper half, of a female figure depicting one of the four seasons and of landscapes with seasonal scenes in the lower half. Three folders of the back are painted black. The fourth depicts a man with a cat on his shoulders in the upper half and a harlequin figure in the lower half.
Object details
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| Title | Four Female Figures Depicting the Four Seasons (upper half), with Four Seasonal Landscapes (lower half) (folding screen) (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Possibly oil on wood |
| Brief description | Folding Screen, painted with four female figures depicting the four seasons, made 1700-1749. |
| Physical description | Four fold screen, painted wood. Four folders within a simulated marble frame. Each folder consists, in the upper half, of a female figure depicting one of the four seasons and of landscapes with seasonal scenes in the lower half. Three folders of the back are painted black. The fourth depicts a man with a cat on his shoulders in the upper half and a harlequin figure in the lower half. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of the Murray Bequest |
| Object history | Purchased for £35 from the wife of the dealer Mr John Hunt, 149 Old Church Street, SW3 (Registered Files 3425/1953), together with two pieces of painted furniture, the day-bed W.57-1953 and the armchair W.58-1953. The screen was, at that time, was thought of low interest, compared with the other two pieces. |
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| Accession number | W.59-1953 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2007 |
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