Terms and conditions of use
Hospital at Granada
(1912)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
56.2 × 71.5 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1924
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in blue paint l.c.: John S. Sargent
Accession Number
1337-3
Department
International Painting
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Subjects (general)
Human Figures Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
cast shadows Granada (inhabited place) hospitals (buildings for health facility) ill (people) patients Spain (nation) stretchers (conveyances) verandah (exterior covered spaces)
Frame
Original, by C. M. May & Son, London
Frame
The frame, which is essentially derived from the Louis XIV style, is deceptively wide. The impression of width is reduced by the use of burnished gilding on the hollow of the inner section of the frame. The frame demonstrates a high level of craftsmanship both in the gilding and in the undercut composition work. May worked extensively for Sargent, producing frames that were noted for the quality of their gilding.1
Note
1 The company came into existence towards the end of the nineteenth century and traded until 1922. May advertised the use of both English and French craftsmen. See Jacob Simon, The Art of the Picture Frame, National Portrait Gallery, 1996, p. 135.
Frame Details
Framemaker
C. M. May & Son
134 Wardour Street, Soho, London
Date
(1912)
Materials
The base of the frame is a wooden chassis with another wide, shaped profile forming the inner section. The mitred corners are braced on the reverse. The decorative work on the bevel is a pronounced composition section with undercut leaves along the leading edge. The surface is a mixture of burnished water gilding and matte oil gilding on the composition sections and outer section.
Frame Condition
Worn but original condition throughout.
Dimensions
86.0 x 101.0 x 10.0 cm; sight 53.5 x 69.0 cmMore Information
National Portrait Gallery