Jealous
1875
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
49.3 × 64.2 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased, 1875
Gallery location
Gallery 17
Level 3, NGV Australia
About this work
Loving, reciprocal relationships between humans and dogs can similarily be formed between other animals, as shown in this work. Jealous evokes the emotional bond between mother and child, as well as the sadness of being left out of this tender moment. Not only is the emotion captured by the title of the work, it is also demonstrated by the longing look of the half-hidden pup in the background.
Artwork Details
Inscription
inscribed in brown paint l.l.: S. E. Waller. 1875. (E. Waller. 1875. underlined)
inscribed in pen and brown ink on paper label on reverse u.c.: Jealous. / by S.E Waller- / 4. Cornwall Residences / Clarence Gate / (...illeg.) Regents Park -
Accession Number
p.305.2-1
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)
Animals Relationships and Interactions
Subjects (specific)
dog (species) envy maternity puppies
Provenance
Exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1875, no. 918; from where purchased, on the advice of Sir Archibald Michie and Sir Charles Gavan Duffy, for the NGV, 1875.
Exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1875, no. 918