Tag: Wales

Jephthah (1867)

Millais, John Everett (1829-1896) Jephthah 1867 Oil on canvas, 127 x 162.7 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

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Henriette III (1929)

Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette III 1929 Bronze with black patina, 40.1 x 21.3 x 27 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Compare: Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette I 1925, cast 1965 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon     Matisse, Henri (1869-1954) Henriette II 1927 Musée des Beaux-Arts, Dijon    …

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Le lapin (1881)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Le lapin (The Rabbit) 1881 Oil on canvas, 97.5 x 61 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff

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Argenteuil, Bateau (1874)

Manet, Édouard (1832-1883) Argenteuil, Bateau (Argenteuil, Boat) 1874 Oil on canvas, 59.4 x 81.3 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff Manet painted this study out of doors, ‘en plein air’, at the resort of Argenteuil, down the Seine from Paris. In overcast weather,…

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Lord Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington)

Goya, Francisco de (1746-1828) Lord Wellesley (1st Duke of Wellington) s.d. Lithograph on paper, 15.8 x 14.6 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff See also: • Wellesley, Arthur, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769-1852)

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Le Barrage de François Zola (c.1879)

Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906) Le Barrage de François Zola (The François Zola Dam) c.1879 Oil on canvas, 54.2 x 74.2 cm National Museum Wales, Cardiff The dam was designed by Italian-born engineer François Zola, the father of novelist Émile Zola. In 1885 this…

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