English Tourists at the Louvre
Oil Painting
ca. 1860 (made)
ca. 1860 (made)
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This caricature ridicules the new type of middle-class English tourists who began visiting Paris in large numbers in the mid 19th century. In the splendid setting of the Louvre, the English family seem awkward, unsophisticated and badly dressed. The toothy father negotiates the paintings by zealously following one of the standard guidebooks.
Object details
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| Title | English Tourists at the Louvre (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on artist's board |
| Brief description | Oil on board. A caricature of three English tourists and a child in an art gallery, emphasising foreign clothes and attitudes, attributed to Philippe Jacques Linder, France, ca.1860. |
| Physical description | An oil painting on board of three English tourists and a child at an art gallery. |
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| Gallery label | This caricature ridicules the new type of middle-class English tourists who began visiting Paris in large numbers at this period. In the splendid setting of the Louvre, the English family seem awkward, unsophisticated and disastrously dressed. The toothy father negotiates the paintings by zealously following one of the standard guidebooks |
| Credit line | Given by Daniel Katz Ltd. |
| Object history | Given by Daniel Katz Ltd., 2001 |
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| Summary | This caricature ridicules the new type of middle-class English tourists who began visiting Paris in large numbers in the mid 19th century. In the splendid setting of the Louvre, the English family seem awkward, unsophisticated and badly dressed. The toothy father negotiates the paintings by zealously following one of the standard guidebooks. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1352-2001 |
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| Record created | March 22, 2002 |
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