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Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl (1823-71)
"Gipsy" Signed and dated 1868
Oil on canvas | 29.5 x 37.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external) | RCIN 405256
Friedrich Wilhelm Keyl (1823-71)
"Gipsy" Signed and dated 1868
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This is probably the collie called Gipsy belonging to Queen Victoria which died in 1868. Keyl's account details the different stages of the work for this commission. He 'touched' a photograph of the dog and enlarged it for study; he made a chalk study before 'painting in' the oil picture; he painted a water colour, and, finally, completed 'Gypsey in Oil'.
Signed and dated: F.W. Keyl / 1868.Provenance
Painted for Queen Victoria; recorded hanging in the Kennels at Windsor Castle in 1878
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Medium and techniques
Oil on canvas
Measurements
29.5 x 37.7 cm (support, canvas/panel/stretcher external)
43.5 x 51.5 x 3.5 cm (frame, external)
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Alternative title(s)
Portrait of a dog Gypsy
