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John Forster in His Library

Oil Painting
ca. 1850 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Ward, Edward Matthew (RA) (painter (artist))
Place of origin
Great Britain (painted)

Oil on canvas depicting Mr. J. Forster in his Library.

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Object type
Oil painting
TitleJohn Forster in His Library (popular title)
Materials and techniques
oil on canvas
Oil Paint
Canvas
Oil Painting
Brief description
Oil painting, 'John Forster in his Library', Edward Matthew Ward, ca. 1850
Physical description
Oil on canvas depicting Mr. J. Forster in his Library.
Dimensions
  • Estimate height: 63.5cm
  • Estimate width: 76.1cm
  • Framed height: 86cm
  • Framed width: 98cm
  • Framed depth: 8cm
Dimensions taken from Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990
Style
British School
Object history
Purchased, 1935
Subject depicted
Forster, John
Bibliographic references
  • Catalogue of British Oil Paintings 1820-1860, Ronald Parkinson, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: HMSO, 1990, pp. 295-296
  • Victoria and Albert Museum Charles Dickens: An exhibition to celebrate the centenary of his death London: HMSO, 1970. P.30. Catalogue of the exhibition held at the Victoria and Albert Museum, June-September 1970.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.74-1935

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Record createdNovember 4, 2002
Record URL
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