The frame is a well crafted example of a very large-scale gilded oak frame.

This frame is a replica of the original, made at the time of acquisition.

This is the only frame in the collection positively identified as by the Artistic Stationery Company, who we know more commonly as artists’ colourme

The frame is in the style of a Watts frame, though here we see it in a variant form using a smooth flat.

The label on the reverse identifies Bourlet as the frame maker.1 The frame is thought to be the first framing of the painting

Chapman made frames for Shannon and there is little reason to doubt the company made this example.

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