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William Powell Frith (1819-1909)
Anne Page Signed and dated 1852
Oil on canvas | 45.9 x 32.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 404603
William Powell Frith (1819-1909)
Anne Page Signed and dated 1852
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The painting illustrates an episode from the play The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare. Anne Page, a young woman chased by several suitors, comes out of the house bearing wine, but her father tells her: 'Nay, daughter, carry the wine in; we'll drink within'. Frith exhibited another painting at the Royal Academy called Anne Page. "The dinner is on the table, etc.", a later moment in the same scene.
Signed and dated: W.P. Frith 1852.Provenance
Presented to George V on the occasion of his marriage
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
45.9 x 32.9 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
76.8 x 64.1 x 9.7 cm (frame, external)
Other number(s)
Alternative title(s)
Anne Page from "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
Girl with decanter and glasses on a tray
A young woman holding a tray on which is a decanter
