Mother and child
Oil Painting
1852 (painted)
1852 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Cope was a Roman Catholic and this seems to have been reflected in his preference for religious subjects, and for icons of motherhood such as this. Clearly the 'Virgin and Child' archetype stands behind his repeated versions of mother and baby. To some extent the role of mother is idealized, but at the same time Cope shows a real insight into the tender bond between mother and baby. This is a good example of his ability to capture the intimacy of a private moment, and the young mother's happiness.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Mother and child (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Oil on gesso on canvas |
| Brief description | Oil painting entitled 'Mother and Child' by Charles West Cope. Great Britain, 1852. |
| Physical description | Cope was a Roman Catholic and this seems to have been reflected in his preference for religious subjects, and for icons of motherhood such as this. Clearly the 'Virgin and Child' archetype stands behind his repeated versions of mother and baby. To some extent the role of mother is idealized, but at the same time Cope shows a real insight into the tender bond between mother and baby. This is a good example of his ability to capture the intimacy of a private moment, and the young mother's happiness. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'C W Cope 1852' (Signed and dated by the artist, lower left) |
| Credit line | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Object history | Given by John Sheepshanks, 1857 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Parkinson, R., Victoria and Albert Museum, Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, London: HMSO, 1990, p. 50 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | FA.60[O] |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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