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An image of A juggler by Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Lawrence Alma-Tadema

(England, Netherlands 08 Jan 1836–28 Jun 1912)

Title
A juggler
Alternative title:
Un jongleur
Year
1870
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on panel
Dimensions

77.8 x 48.4cm sight; 126.0 x 78.0 x 7.3cm frame

Signature & date
Signed and dated u.r., oil "Alma Tadema 1870".
Credit
Gift of John and Julie Schaeffer 1999
Accession number
45.1999
Location
19th c European art
Provenance (19)

John and Julie Schaeffer (Australia), 07 Nov 1997-Feb 1999, Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Gift of John and Julie Schaeffer 1999. Purchased by Mrs and Mrs Schaeffer at Christie's London, 7 Novemeber 1997 'Fine Victorian pictures, drawings and other works of art', lot 85 - 'The property of a gentleman'.

Christie's London (England), 07 Nov 1997, London/England, 'Fine Victorian pictures, drawings and other works of art', lot 85 - 'The property of a gentleman'

Auslander and Wittgenstein (United States of America), 1984-1985, New York/New York/United States of America, [dealer]

Private Collection, post 1979, United States of America

Charles Jerdein (England), May 1978-19 Mar 1979, London/England

Maurice Sternberg Galleries (United States of America), 1977-May 1978, Chicago/Illinois/United States of America

Private Collection, pre 1977, Texas/United States of America, Sold 1977.

Messrs Wallace (England), post 25 Jun 1908, London/England, Purchased 25 June 1908 from Christie's London, lot 110, 300gn

Christie's London (England), 25 Jun 1908, London/England, lot no. 110

Stephen G. Holland (England), 1897, London/England, In the collection of Stephen G. Holland by 1897

Messrs Braskamp (Netherlands), post 10 Sep 1895, Amsterdam/Netherlands

Messrs Alfred Preyer (Netherlands), 10 Sep 1895, Amsterdam/Netherlands, lot 102, sold to Messrs Braskamp, Amsterdam 12,000 guilders

N.A. Streengracht van Moyland (Netherlands), pre 10 Sep 1895, Netherlands

Diligentia (Netherlands), Dec 1893, The Hague/Netherlands

Mr Biesing, 1893

Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd (England), 30 Apr 1892-1893, London/England, purchased by Arthur Tooth & Sons from Christie's London, 30 April 1892, lot no. 149, 810gn

Christie's London (England), 30 Apr 1892, London/England, lot no. 149

Jose de Murietta, Marquis de Santurce (Spain), post 1870, Spain

Ernest Gambart (England, b.1814, d.1902), 1870, London/England, [dealer] Commissioned by Gambart, sold 1870

Bibliography (16)

'The gladiator connection' by Robert Dein, pg. 13, Look Nov 2000, Nov 2000, 13 (colour illus.).

'Give the artful tax didger a break' by Michael Reid, The Weekend Australian 27 Nov 1999-28 Nov 1999, 27 Nov 1999-28 Nov 1999, 35 (colour illus.).

'Director's Introduction' pg. 5-7; 'Collections: European Art Before 1900' pg. 20-21, Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1999 1999, 1999, 6 (colour illus.), 20.

'Victorians in togas' by Peter Raissis, pg. 6-7., Look Mar 1999, Mar 1999, cover (colour illus.), 6, 7 (colour illus.). The image appearing on the cover is a detail of the work.

Christie's London (England) (Editor), Christie's London: Fine Victorian pictures, drawings and other works of art, London, 07 Nov 1997, cover (colour illus.), 68, 69 (colour illus.). lot. 85

Edwin Becker (United States of America) (Editor), Edward Morris (United States of America) (Editor), Elizabeth Prettejohn (Editor), Julian Treuherz (United States of America) (Editor), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, New York, 1996, 156-159, 157 (colour illus.). cat.no. 20

Vern Swanson (England) (Author), The biography and catalogue raisonné of the paintings of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1990, 156. cat.no. 119

Russell Ash (England) (Author), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, New York, 1989, (colour illus.). plate no. 3

Antiques Mar 1978, Mar 1978, 470 (colour illus.).

Vern Swanson (England) (Author), Sir Lawrence Alam-Tadema: The painter of the Victorian vision of the ancient world, London, 1977, 136.

Percy Standing (England) (Author), Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, London, 1905, 50 (colour illus.).

Magazine of Art 1903, 1903, 519-20.

A.G. Temple (England) (Author), The Art of Paintings in the Queen's Reign: Diamond Jubilee, London, 1897, 192-93 (illus.).

'Contemporary Art - Poetic and Positive: Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Alma-Tadema' by Atkinson J. Beavington., Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine Mar 1883, Mar 1883, 404-5, 411.

Illustrated London News 14 May 1870, 14 May 1870, 503.

Athenaeum 07 May 1870, 07 May 1870, 618-19.

Exhibition history (5)

Royal Academy of Arts, 1870, Royal Academy of Arts, 1870–1870.

The works of L. Alama-Tadema, Grosvenor Gallery, London, Winter 1882–Winter 1882.

Corporation loan exhibition, Mansion House, 1897–1897.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Van Gogh Museum, 29 Nov 1996–02 Mar 1997.

Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Walker Art Gallery, 21 Mar 1997–08 Jun 1997.