Brother and Sister - On Pinching the Ear
Oil Painting
1836 (painted)
1836 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This picture was originally entitled 'Pinch of the Ear'. It shows one of Mulready's favourite subjects, often found in his life drawings: the neck and shoulders of a young woman. He later changed the title to the more ambiguous 'Brother and Sister'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Brother and Sister - On Pinching the Ear (popular title) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on panel |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Brother and Sister' by William Mulready. Great Britain, 1836. |
| Physical description | Oil on panel depicting two young people leaning on a tree branch in an embrace. The girl is holding a baby. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | 'W Mulready/1836' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower right) |
| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This picture was originally entitled 'Pinch of the Ear'. It shows one of Mulready's favourite subjects, often found in his life drawings: the neck and shoulders of a young woman. He later changed the title to the more ambiguous 'Brother and Sister'. |
| Bibliographic reference | Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 204-205 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.144[O] |
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| Record created | May 22, 2003 |
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