Lady with a Dove
| Lady with a Dove | |
|---|---|
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| Artist | John Brett |
| Year | 1864 |
| Type | Oil on canvas, portrait painting |
| Dimensions | 45.7 cm × 61 cm (18.0 in × 24 in) |
| Location | |
Lady with a Dove is an oil on canvas portrait painting by the British artist John Brett, from 1864.[1]
History and description
It depicts Jeannette Loeser, a member of the British community in Florence, who he met during his time in Italy. She is shown with a dove perched on her shoulder. Brett was a painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood and best known for his landscape paintings.
The painting was by some reports commissioned by the sitters husband Frederick Loeser.[2] However it was listed for sale when or exhibited at the Royal Manchester Institution in 1865.[3] Today the picture is in the collection of the Tate Britain in London, having been acquired in 1919.[4]
References
- ↑ Casteras p.53
- ↑ DelPlato p.127
- ↑ Payne p 81
- ↑ Tate galleries
Bibliography
- Casteras, Susan. Images of Victorian Womanhood in English Art. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1987.
- DelPlato, Joan. Multiple Wives, Multiple Pleasures: Representing the Harem, 1800-1875. Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2002.
- Payne, Christiana. John Brett: Pre-Raphaelite Landscape Painter. Yale University Press, 2010.