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Basic Information | | Accession Number: | 1927P355 |
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| Collection: | Fine Art Prints and Drawings |
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| Date: | 1842 - 1842 |
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Maker Information | | Artist: | Ford Madox Brown - View biography for Ford Madox Brown |
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Notes | Whilst living in Paris in 1842 Brown painted 'Parisina's Sleep,' a subject taken from a poem by Lord Byron. This is one of the studies he made for Prince Azo and his wife Parisina who is having an affair with her Azo's illegitimate son Hugo. Brown depicted the dramatic moment Azo contemplates murdering his adulterous wife. | | Bequeathed by James Richardson Holliday, 1927. |
Further Information | | Production Period: | 19th century |
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| Medium: | Black chalk on buff paper, laid down. |
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| Material(s): | Paper |
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Associated People | | Dimensions | | Height: | 413 mm |
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| Width: | 418 mm |
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1906P717 - Chalk Drawing - Parisina's Sleep - Study for the Head of Parisina
1906P716 - Chalk Drawing - Parisina's Sleep - Study for the Head of Prince Azo