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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1906P722 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1843 - 1844 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Ford Madox Brown - View biography for Ford Madox Brown |
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Notes | This is a study for the Bishop on the right in Ford Madox Brown's cartoon 'The Spirit of Justice.' Brown designed the cartoon in Paris and submitted it to the 1845 Parliament fresco competition. In the allegorical design Justice listens to the case of an impoverished widow wronged by a powerful Baron. She sits on the top tier of the composition with figures symbolising Mercy, Erudition, Truth and Wisdom. Below her is a row of Kings, noblemen and clergy, the temporal and spiritual advisors. These figures are guarded by a row of knights representing the armed servants of Justice.
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| | Purchased and presented by subscribers, 1906. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| School/Style: | Allegory |
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| Medium: | Black chalk on buff paper. |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Dimensions | | Height: | 440 mm |
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| Width: | 357 mm |
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