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-1869 | WOA 7679
Colour painting of the left hand section of a larger artwork. A woman with a white headscarf stands beneath an oak tree, wearing a blue dress. A lion skin is draped over one shoulder. In her right hand she holds a tree stump against her shoulder and her left hand holds a tall red pole. She is looking to her left with a neutral expression. Behind her is an orange and cream pattern of shell motifs. The background of the image is a light cream canvas colour.
Fortitude, Saint George Mosaic
Edward John Poynter,-1869 | WOA 7679
Details
- Collection
- Parliamentary Art Collection
- Object type
- Painting
- Description
- 'Fortitude', One of Five Sections of a Cartoon for the Mosaic of St George executed in the Central Lobby of the Palace of Westminster in 1869 (this is the centre-left section)
- Creator
- Edward John Poynter (1836-1919),
- Production details
- Date painted (-1869)
- Dimensions
- Canvas Depth 30
- Canvas Width 1030
- Canvas Height 2940
- Materials
- Canvas
- Technique
- Oil painting
Copyright
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- Image copyright
- UK Parliament
- Object copyright
- Out of copyright
- Image Credit
- Fortitude, Saint George Mosaic, Painting by Edward John Poynter ©UK Parliament WOA 7679