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Edward Henry Corbould (1815-1905)
Dinah Morris preaching on the common dated 1861
Watercolour and bodycolour | 76.0 x 55.5 cm (sight) | RCIN 451114
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This watercolour and its pair illustrate George Eliot's popular novel Adam Bede, a favourite with both the Queen and Prince Albert. In this scene from the second chapter, Corbould has faithfully realised the author's detailed description of the young Methodist preacher and her audience, the villagers of Hayslope.
This work (and its pair, RCIN 451113) are shown hanging in the Princess of Wales's Dressing Room at Osborne House in a photograph of 1873 by Jabez Hughes (RCIN 2103663).
Signed and dated: EDWARD HENRY CORBOULD 1861
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Commissioned by Queen Victoria in 1860. Corbould was paid 250gns for this picture on 10 January 1863
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Medium and techniques
Watercolour and bodycolour
Measurements
76.0 x 55.5 cm (sight)
100.0 x 80.0 cm (frame) (frame, external)
Other number(s)
RL 21545
