Sketch for the oil painting 'Private and Confidential'
Watercolour
1875 (made), 1876 (made)
1875 (made), 1876 (made)
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Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models. Here he has probably used one of his daughters and her friend in this scene of young girls exchanging confidences in the schoolroom. Clark then developed this sketch into an oil painting which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875. On the back of this sketch is a watercolour study for the oil painting 'A Cheap Entertainment' exhibited there in 1876.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Sketch for the oil painting 'Private and Confidential', 1875. On the back, sketch of detail for oil painting 'A Cheap Entertainment'. Pencil and watercolour, Britain, 1876. |
| Physical description | Sketch of two young girls in a schoolroom, holding their slates, exchanging confidences. On the back, a watercolour sketch of an old lady, seated. |
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| Credit line | Given by Rosemary Chiles |
| Object history | Given by Rosemary Chiles, 2004 |
| Production | Attribution date 1875 refers to date of exhibition of the sketch on recto; attribution date 1876 refers to date of exhibition of the sketch on verso. |
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| Summary | Joseph Clark painted many oil paintings of children, which were generally well received by the Victorian public, and he was a regular exhibitor of childhood subjects at the Royal Academy. Before he started his oil paintings, he normally made a series of precise drawings and expressive watercolours of the chosen subject. He frequently used members of his own family as models. Here he has probably used one of his daughters and her friend in this scene of young girls exchanging confidences in the schoolroom. Clark then developed this sketch into an oil painting which was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1875. On the back of this sketch is a watercolour study for the oil painting 'A Cheap Entertainment' exhibited there in 1876. |
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| Accession number | E.947-2003 |
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| Record created | July 2, 2004 |
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