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The Bridesmaid: 499*

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Object information

Current Location: Gallery 2

Titles

The Bridesmaid

Maker(s)

Painter: Millais, John Everett

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: B.G. Windus by 1855; his sales, Christie's, 19 July 1862 (46), bt. in, and 14 February 1868 (314), bt. Gambart; anon. sale (J.M. Wright, of Liverpool), Christie's, 4 February 1888 (143), bt. Shepperd; T.W. Harding

Measurements and weight

Height: 27.9 cm
Width: 20.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1889) by Harding, Thomas Richards

Dating

Production date: AD 1851

School or Style

British

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: JEM
  • Location: Upper left
  • Type: Monogram
  • Text: 1851
  • Location: Upper left
  • Type: Date

References and bibliographic entries

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: 499*
Primary reference Number: 3637
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 8 August 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 8 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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