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John Pettie
Challenged (c. 1884-1885)
oil on canvas
126.3 × 94.0 cm
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. Paterson Esq., 1885
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Challenged
(c. 1884-1885)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
126.3 × 94.0 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of J. Paterson Esq., 1885
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.r.: J Pettie
Accession Number
p.311.4-1
Department
International Painting
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Dame Carol Colburn-Grigor CBE through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Emotions and Mental States Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
conflict (general sense) dressing gowns duels letters (correspondence) men (male humans) scenes (depictions) swords
Provenance
Exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1885, no. 239; from where purchased by J. Patterson Esq., of the firm Patterson, Laing and Bruce, in 1885; by whom donated to the NGV, 1885
Exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1885, no. 239
Frame
Essentially classical revival in style, a number of frames with this form and detail appear in the collection. Another can be found on Frank Holl, The daughter of the house, dating to 1879
In Melbourne a variant of this frame became associated with the painter Charles Rolando. Made by John Thallon the frame became known as a ‘Rolando’.
Frame Details
Framemaker
Unknown - 19th century
Date
1884-5
Materials
timber, composition, gold leaf
Dimensions
166.2 x 134.7 x 14 cm