1) Sketch for Jester in 'Chaucer at the Court of King Edward III'; 2) South Downs; 3) Portrait of the Artist's Wife
Various, 1845–1893
1) A sketch by Ford Madox Brown; 2) A landscape by a follower of John Constable; 3) Portrait by William Stott of Oldham. These 3 works are part of an important public gift in the memory of Lady Sadler by Sir Michael Sadler, a member of the Executive Committee of the Art Fund in 1931. It takes the form of a collection of pictures and drawings, together with some objects of Oriental art.
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Title of artwork, date
1) Sketch for Jester in 'Chaucer at the Court of King Edward III'; 2) South Downs; 3) Portrait of the Artist's Wife, 1845–1893
Date supported
1931
Medium and material
1) oil on millboard; 2) oil on paper (3 ply panel); 3) pastel
Dimensions
1) 59 x 46 cm; 2) 23 x 32 cm; 3) 57 x 43 cm
Gifted by
Sir Michael Sadler
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