Peasant woman nursing a baby
Figure Group
ca. 1873 (made)
ca. 1873 (made)
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This is a terracotta group of a peasant woman nursing her baby made by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) for James Staats Forbes, and given by his daughter Miss S. Mary Forbes to the Museum in 1912. While staying in London, Dalou exhibited in the Royal Academy, mostly subjects concerned with motherhood. There are also other versions of this subject by Dalou, including one formerly in the possession of Lady Wantage at Lockinge House, and now in the V&A (A.8-1993).
Object details
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Title | Peasant woman nursing a baby |
Materials and techniques | Terracotta |
Brief description | Terracotta, Peasant woman nursing a baby. Made in England ca. 1873. |
Physical description | Terracotta group representing a peasant woman nursing her baby. The woman is seated on an upturned wicker basket giving her left breast to the baby lying across her right thigh. |
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Marks and inscriptions | "DALOU" (signed) |
Summary | This is a terracotta group of a peasant woman nursing her baby made by Aimé-Jules Dalou (1838-1902) for James Staats Forbes, and given by his daughter Miss S. Mary Forbes to the Museum in 1912. While staying in London, Dalou exhibited in the Royal Academy, mostly subjects concerned with motherhood. There are also other versions of this subject by Dalou, including one formerly in the possession of Lady Wantage at Lockinge House, and now in the V&A (A.8-1993). |
Associated object | A.8-1993 (Model) |
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Accession number | A.27-1912 |
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Record created | December 3, 2008 |
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