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Rachel
1867
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
153.5 × 109.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased by the Commissioners of Fine Arts for Victoria, 1867
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in grey paint l.l.: FG (monogram) 1867.
Accession Number
p.300.12-1
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Human Figures Religion and Mythology
Subjects (specific)
chiaroscuro deserts pitchers (vessels) Rachel (Old Testament character) shadows steps (stair units) water wells women (female humans)
Provenance
Commission of the artist by the Fine Arts Commissioners, 1867
Exhibited: First Loan Exhibition of Works of Art, NGV, Melbourne, 1869, no. 501; The First Collections: The Public Library and the National Gallery of Victoria in the 1850s and 1860s, Melbourne University Gallery, 1992, no. 15.
Colourmen
Colourman
ROWNEY
Location of stamp
Twice, on upper and lower half of front of loose lining canvas
Transcript
G.ROWNEY & Co/MANUFACTURERS/51.RATHBONE PLACE/LONDON
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