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An image of Mignon by Elizabeth Forbes

Elizabeth Forbes

(England 29 Dec 1859–16 Mar 1912)

Title
Mignon
Year
1890
Media category
Painting
Materials used
oil on canvas on hardboard
Dimensions

102.3 x 72.2cm board; 114.3 x 84.4 x 6.0cm frame

Signature & date
Signed l.l., black oil [artist's monogram] "EAF". Not dated.
Credit
Purchased 1892
Accession number
672
Location
19th c European art
Provenance (1)

Royal Anglo-Australian Society of Artists (Australia, estab. 1887, closed 1937), Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from the Royal Anglo-Australian Society of Artists1892

Bibliography (5)

'Review of Royal Academy' by MH Spielmann, The magazine of art 1890, 1890, 258.

Mrs Lionel Birch (Author), Stanhope A Forbes and Elizabeth Stanhope Forbes, ARWS, London, 1906, 68. discusses 1892 'Mignon'

Australian News 01 Apr 1892, 01 Apr 1892, 10 (illus.).

Renée Free (Australia) (Author), Art Gallery of New South Wales catalogue of British paintings, Sydney, 1987, 63 (illus.).

Peter Tomory (United Kingdom) (Author), Anne Kirker (New Zealand; Australia, b.1947) (Author), British painting 1800-1990 in Australian and New Zealand public collections, Sydney, 1997, 81. cat.no. 676

Exhibition history (4)

Royal Academy of Arts, 1890, Royal Academy of Arts, 1890–1890.

Unknown, Royal Anglo-Australian Society of Artists, Sydney 1892, Exhibition Venue Unknown, 1892–1892.

Artist's Glue, Lewers Bequest and Penrith Regional Art Gallery, 04 Mar 1985–30 Jun 1985.

Victorian Childhood, Art Gallery of New South Wales, 08 Feb 1999–19 Mar 1999.