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William Frank Calderon (1865-1943)
Feeding the Hungry Signed and dated 1882
Oil on canvas | 42.3 x 61.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 401317
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'Feeding the Hungry' is one of the 'Seven Acts of Mercy', a common subject in seventeenth-century painting, though usually depicting the succour of humans; the idea of this painting is that the sailor boy demonstrates his kind heart by a similar solicitude for the needs of some canine stowaways. This was the first picture the artist exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1882. Signed and dated: Frank Calderon. 1882.
Provenance
Purchased by Queen Victoria.
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Creator(s)
Search the collection W. Badger : 97, Boundary Road, St. John's Wood, and 49, Dorset Street, Portman Sq., London(artists' materials maker)(nationality)Acquirer(s)
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
42.3 x 61.0 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
64.5 x 83.6 x 8.1 cm (frame, external)
