Collection of the sitter, Admiral Robert Deans (1740–1815), East Lothian, Scotland, until 1815; by descent to his son, Rear Admiral Robert Deans (1792–1867), 1815–67; then to his widow, Cheltenham, England,…
Collection of the sitter, Admiral Robert Deans (1740–1815), East Lothian, Scotland, until 1815; by descent to his son, Rear Admiral Robert Deans (1792–1867), 1815–67; then to his widow, Cheltenham, England,…
Collection of John Guthrie of Carbeth (1768–1834), until 1834; by descent to a cousin, William Smith (1787–1871), Carbeth Guthrie, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 1834–71; exhibited Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, 1868, no
Collection of John Guthrie of Carbeth (1768–1834), until 1834; by descent to a cousin, William Smith (1787–1871), Carbeth Guthrie, Strathblane, Stirlingshire, 1834–71; exhibited Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, 1868, no
Collection of James Wardrop (1738–1830), Torbane Hill, Linlithgowshire and Edinburgh, until 1830; thence by descent to the sitter’s great-grandson, J.
Collection of James Wardrop (1738–1830), Torbane Hill, Linlithgowshire and Edinburgh, until 1830; thence by descent to the sitter’s great-grandson, J.
In the early 1760s, when Joshua Reynolds painted this portrait of the young Susanna Gale, daughter of a British sugar planter in Jamaica, his success as a society portraitist was…
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Thomas Lucas (1822–1902), Ashtead Park and Lowestoft, 1881; his collection, until 1902; included in the Lucas sale, Christie’s, London, 7 June 1902, n
Commissioned from the artist by Sir Thomas Lucas (1822–1902), Ashtead Park and Lowestoft, 1881; his collection, until 1902; included in the Lucas sale, Christie’s, London, 7 June 1902, n
Remained with the artist until his death in 1882; by descent to his widow, Constance Lawson (1854–1929, née Birnie Philip), 1882; collection of James Staats Forbes (1823–1904), by 1888, until…
Remained with the artist until his death in 1882; by descent to his widow, Constance Lawson (1854–1929, née Birnie Philip), 1882; collection of James Staats Forbes (1823–1904), by 1888, until…
Commissioned from the artist by Isambard Kingdom Brunel Esq.
Commissioned from the artist by Isambard Kingdom Brunel Esq.
Purchased from the artist, by Sir George Clausen, for the Felton Bequest, 1906.
Purchased from the artist, by Sir George Clausen, for the Felton Bequest, 1906.
In the seventeenth century the power of the Republic of the United Netherlands reached its pinnacle.
This version of The thinker is Rodin’s first bronze casting of the iconic work and came into the NGV collection via the Felton Bequest in 1921, acquired from the widow…
Purchased from the artist by Thomas Agnew (dealer), London, 30 June 1860, stock no.
Purchased from the artist by Thomas Agnew (dealer), London, 30 June 1860, stock no.
Collection of E. Alexander Young (1828–1907)[1], London, by 1888–1906, as L’Arbre Penché (Matin)[2]; by whom sold to Agnew’s (dealer), London, 1906, st
Collection of E. Alexander Young (1828–1907)[1], London, by 1888–1906, as L’Arbre Penché (Matin)[2]; by whom sold to Agnew’s (dealer), London, 1906, st
Collection of Captain Charles Golding Constable (1821–79), the artist’s second son, by 1872; exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1872, no. 27, as ‘Noon, West End Fields’, owner Captain C.
Collection of Captain Charles Golding Constable (1821–79), the artist’s second son, by 1872; exhibited Royal Academy, London, 1872, no. 27, as ‘Noon, West End Fields’, owner Captain C.
Possibly collection William Theobald (1794–1850/51), Stockwell, Surrey, before 1851[1]; collection of Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland (1828–97, created 1885), by 1897; his collection, London, until 1897; by…
Possibly collection William Theobald (1794–1850/51), Stockwell, Surrey, before 1851[1]; collection of Edward Charles Baring, 1st Baron Revelstoke of Membland (1828–97, created 1885), by 1897; his collection, London, until 1897; by…
Purchased from the artist, for the Felton Bequest, 1905.
Purchased from the artist, for the Felton Bequest, 1905.